Movies Like Early Spring

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Early Summer

1951·2h 5m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chishū Ryū & Chikage Awashima2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo Story

1953·2h 17m·★ 8.1·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chishū Ryū & Haruko Sugimura2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo Twilight

1957·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

5 shared cast incl. Chishū Ryū & Teiji Takahashi2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Chikage Awashima & Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Late Autumn

1960·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

Late Spring

1949·1h 48m·★ 8.2·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Chishū Ryū & Haruko SugimuraDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Good Morning

1959·1h 34m·★ 7.8·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Chishū Ryū & Haruko SugimuraDir. Yasujirō Ozu

An Autumn Afternoon

1962·1h 53m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

There Was a Father

1942·1h 33m·★ 7.5·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

1941·1h 45m·★ 7.2·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

What Did the Lady Forget?

1937·1h 11m·★ 7.0·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

The End of Summer

1961·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Haruko Sugimura & Daisuke KatōDir. Yasujirō OzuFans also liked

Summer Clouds

1958·2h 8m·★ 7.4·Mikio Naruse

3 shared cast incl. Chikage Awashima & Haruko Sugimura

Floating Weeds

1959·1h 55m·★ 7.9·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Haruko Sugimura & Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Lost in Translation

2003·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Sofia Coppola

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Stolen Kisses

1968·1h 30m·★ 7.5·François Truffaut

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Open Hearts

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Susanne Bier

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Bed and Board

1970·1h 37m·★ 7.4·François Truffaut

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Indochine

1992·2h 39m·★ 7.0·Régis Wargnier

TMDB recommendsDrama & Romance

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001·1h 37m·★ 6.8·Sharon Maguire

TMDB recommendsRomance & Drama

How Good Is Early Spring?

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