Early Summer (1951)

Name: Early Summer
Released: 1951

In postwar Tokyo, Noriko lives with her extended family. Although she enjoys her career and her social life, her more traditional family worries about her single marital status at the advanced age of 28. 40-year-old business associate Takako proposes, 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.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Early Summer

Late Autumn (1960) — Same feel: dramatic, emotional
An Autumn Afternoon (1962) — Same subject: family relationships, tokyo, japan
Floating Weeds (1959) — Same subject: post war japan
The Twilight Samurai (2002) — Same feel: dramatic, melancholy
A Story from Chikamatsu (1954) — Same subject: japan
A Brighter Summer Day (1991) — Same feel: dramatic, melancholy