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Early Spring
JAPAN · 1956

Early Spring

Yasujiro Ozu
marital infidelity urban alienation post-war Japanese society emotional disconnection suburban domesticity
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Synopsis

A young salaryman and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he embarks on an extramarital affair.

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