Early Spring

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

Cast

Chikage Awashima

as Masako Sugiyama

Ryō Ikebe

as Shôji Sugiyama

Keiko Kishi

as Chiyo Kaneko aka Goldfish

Teiji Takahashi

as Taizo Aoki

Chishū Ryū

as Kiichi Onodera

Sō Yamamura

as Yutaka Kawai

Haruko Sugimura

as Tamako Tamura

Takako Fujino

as Terumi Aoki

Daisuke Katō

as Sakamoto

Masami Taura

as Koichi Kitagawa

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