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Early Spring

Not as poetically tragic as Late Spring or Floating Weeds, this Ozu film is still rich and interesting for 3 aspects: the photography stood out in several spots (unusual for Ozu) with some great silhouette shots; Ozu suffocates us with very crowded frames here (especially in the office) and moves the camera (!!!) a few times in odd places; and finally the 3 brief singing scenes and comedy contrast the sorrow nicely.