Early Summer
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu
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.
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Top cast
Setsuko Hara
Noriko Mamiya
Chishū Ryū
Koichi Mamiya
Chikage Awashima
Aya Tamura
Kuniko Miyake
Fumiko Mamiya
Ichirō Sugai
Shukichi Mamiya
Chieko Higashiyama
Shige Mamiya
Haruko Sugimura
Tami Yabe
Kuniko Igawa
Takako
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Kenkichi Yabe
Shūji Sano
Sotaro Satake
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As of August 7, 2026, Early Summer is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, and HBO Max in United States. Use the country selector above to check availability in other regions — streaming rights are licensed per country, so catalogues differ.
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As of August 7, 2026, Early Summer is included with a streaming subscription (or free with ads) in Canada, Italy, Spain, and United States, among the countries we track.
Streaming availability last checked on August 7, 2026. Catalogues change frequently — data from TMDB and JustWatch.
