Rent Early Summer (1951)
4.0 of 5 from 95 ratings
3h 18min
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- Synopsis:
- Regarded by many as the world's finest director, and renowned for his exact, formalist style, Yasujiro Ozu made his first film in 1927 and went on to direct 55 films before his death in 1963. It was only during his final years, however, that his genius as a film-maker was recognised in the West alongside such contemporaries as Bunuel, Bergman and fellow countryman Kurosawa. Early Summer (1951) further explores Noriko's relationship with her family, and examines her role as a modern woman in a traditional society.
- Actors:
- Seiji Miyaguchi, Kuniko Miyake, Chikage Awashima, Kuniko Ikawa, Shuji Sano, Toyo Takahashi, Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Haruko Sugimura, Ichirô Sugai, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi, Tomoka Hasebe, Tomiko Nishiwaki, Yoshiko Tashiro, Kayoko Terada, Tami Yamamoto, Eiko Yamada, Sumiko Kurishima, Takeshi Sakamoto
- Directors:
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Producers:
- Takeshi Yamamoto
- Writers:
- Kôgo Noda, Yasujirô Ozu, Akira Fushimi
- Aka:
- Bakushû / Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 1, The Instant Expert's Guide to Yasujiro Ozu
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/07/2010
- Run Time:
- 198 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Also included here is Ozu's comic pre-war feature, 'What Did the Lady Forget?' (1937), which plays with the themes of emasculation and feminine assertion. By escaping the strictures of his tyrannical wife, browbeaten Professor Komiya falls into the clutches of his audacious niece, Setsuko
