Early Summer VHS Video Tape Yasujiro Ozu In the Mamiya family, living in Kita-Kamakura, the marriage of their daughter Noriko, who has passed the age of marriage, has become a major topic of discussion. Noriko herself works as a secretary at a major company and seems to be enjoying her single life carefree. Soon, marriage proposals begin to pour in for Noriko. "Early Summer" (Bakushū) is a Japanese film produced in 1951 by Shochiku Ofuna Studio, directed by Yasujiro Ozu. It was released in Japan on October 3rd of the same year. The title displayed in the film is in the old kanji characters "麥秋". Director: Yasujiro Ozu Screenplay: Kogo Noda Yasujiro Ozu Producer: Takeshi Yamamoto Cast: Setsuko Hara Chishū Ryū Chikage Awashima Kuniko Miyake Ichirō Sugai Chieko Higashiyama Haruko Sugimura Hiroshi Niiharu Shūji Sano Music: Senji Ito Cinematography: Yūharu Atsuta Editor: Yoshiyasu Hamamura Production Company: Shochiku Ofuna Studio Distributor: Shochiku Release Date: October 3, 1951 Running Time: 124 minutes