Early Spring
Early Spring
Early Spring
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1956
2h 25m
7.5(91 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.

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Shochiku

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39 members
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淡島千景

Masako Sugiyama

淡島千景
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池部良

Shôji Sugiyama

池部良
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岸恵子

Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

岸恵子
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高橋貞二

Taizo Aoki

高橋貞二
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笠智衆

Kiichi Onodera

笠智衆
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山村聰

Yutaka Kawai

山村聰
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杉村春子

Tamako Tamura

杉村春子
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Takako Fujino

Terumi Aoki

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加東大介

Sakamoto

加東大介
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田浦正巳

Koichi Kitagawa

田浦正巳
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浦辺粂子

Shige Kitagawa

浦辺粂子
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三宅邦子

Yukiko Kawai

三宅邦子
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東野英治郎

Tokichi Hattori

東野英治郎
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三井弘次

Hirayama

三井弘次
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須賀不二男

Tanabe

須賀不二男
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田中春男

Nomura

田中春男
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中北千枝子

Sakae Tominaga

中北千枝子
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Kazuko Yamamoto

Hisako Honda

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諸角啓二郎

Tsuji

諸角啓二郎
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中村伸郎

Arakawa

中村伸郎
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長岡輝子

Mother Sato

長岡輝子
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増田順司

Yuzo Miura

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菅原通済

Mr. Sugai

菅原通済
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Zen Murase

Minoru Mamiya

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永井秀明

Okazaki

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宮口精二

Yuzo Miura

宮口精二
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川口のぶ

Unknown Role

川口のぶ
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杉田弘子

Unknown Role

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Norikazu Takeda

Unknown Role

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Toshio Shimamura

Unknown Role

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谷崎純

Unknown Role

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長谷部朋香

Commuting Partner

長谷部朋香
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Tsuneko Sasaki

Unknown Role

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Yôko Chimura

Unknown Role

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稲川善一

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Shôsuke Oni

Unknown Role

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Kentarô Imai

Unknown Role

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Masahiko Inoue

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Tami Yamamoto

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