Early Summer (Bakushû)

A masterpiece. Don't miss it.

“The Japanese film Bakushû (1951) was shown in the U.S with the title Early Summer. The director was Yasujiro Ozu.

The film is a quiet movie about a family in postwar Japan. The family lives together in suburban Tokyo--mother, father, their son and his wife, their two young boys, and their daughter, Noriko.

The daughter is played by the wonderful actor Setsuko Hara, who is perfect for the role. (Ozu wrote, "Every Japanese actress can play the role of a prostitute . . . however, it's rare to find an actress who can play the role of a daughter from a good family.") Setsuko Hara is that actor, and the role of Noriko is that role.

Hara was a famous film star. Besides Ozu, she starred in movies by other great Japanese directors--Akira Kurosawa and Mikio Naruse. But” read more

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"Noriko lives in postwar Tokyo with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her friends, her more traditionally minded family worries about the fact that she's still single at the advanced age of 28. When 40-year-old business associate Takako proposes marriage, Noriko's family press her into accepting. But when her widowed childhood friend Kenkichi returns to the neighborhood, she finds her heart leading in another direction."

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"15.8. Setsuko Hara halutaan naittaa pois nurkista, mutta nainen itse haluaisi toisen miehen. Onneksi Ozulla on ajan määre ja vuodenaika, jotta tilanne saadaan selvitettyä."