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Availability: Disc Set - This title is part of a multi-film set. Please see PURCHASING OPTIONS below to purchase. Director: Yasujiro Ozu Producer: Takeshi Yamamoto Released: 1951 [Japan] Genre: Art     Sub-Genre: Drama Keywords:  Character-Driven Story || Japan / Japanese || Marriage / Wedding || Widow

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Ozu Vol. 1: The Noriko Trilogy [3-Disc Set]

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Plot:	When an "old maid" daughter from a three-generation-family impulsively agrees to the proposal of a middle-age widower with a daughter from next door, everyone is surprised and disoriented.
Overview:	Ozu once stated that ever since Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941), he had started to learn to release himself from the toils of plot. Early Summer is exactly an almost plotless film centering on the marrying off of an "old maid" daughter from a three-generation-family living in Kamakura. When she impulsively agrees to the proposal of a middle-age widower with a daughter from next door who is actually the schoolmate of her elder brother who died in the war, everyone is surprised and disoriented. Typically, Ozu is more interested in the texture of family life in post-war Japan. By concentrating on the details of daily life, he hopes to "leave audience with a poignant aftertaste" with the ending of the film.
Cast:	Setsuko Hara  ||  Chishu Ryu  ||  Chikage Awajima  ||  Kuniko Miyake (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	135 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Tartan Video [UK]  [A UK-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	OAR Black & White DVD-9