Movies Like Early Summer

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

Late Spring

1949·1h 48m·★ 8.2·Yasujirō Ozu

4 shared cast incl. Chishū Ryū & Setsuko Hara2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Good Morning

1959·1h 34m·★ 7.8·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chishū Ryū & Kuniko Miyake2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Early Spring

1956·2h 25m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chikage Awashima & Chishū Ryū2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952·1h 56m·★ 7.6·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Chikage Awashima & Kuniko Miyake2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo Story

1953·2h 17m·★ 8.1·Yasujirō Ozu

5 shared cast incl. Chishū Ryū & Chieko Higashiyama2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Tokyo Twilight

1957·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Setsuko Hara & Chishū Ryū2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Late Autumn

1960·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Yasujirō Ozu

3 shared cast incl. Setsuko Hara & Chishū Ryū2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō Ozu

An Autumn Afternoon

1962·1h 53m·★ 8.0·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Chishū Ryū & Kuniko MiyakeDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Equinox Flower

1958·1h 58m·★ 7.8·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

Record of a Tenement Gentleman

1947·1h 12m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewDir. Yasujirō OzuDP: Yûharu Atsuta

There Was a Father

1942·1h 33m·★ 7.5·Yasujirō Ozu

2 shared crewBoth star Chishū Ryū & Shūji SanoDir. Yasujirō Ozu

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

Repast

1951·1h 37m·★ 7.6·Mikio Naruse

3 shared cast incl. Setsuko Hara & Haruko Sugimura

Here's to the Young Lady

1949·1h 30m·★ 7.0·Keisuke Kinoshita

3 shared cast incl. Shūji Sano & Setsuko Hara

The End of Summer

1961·1h 43m·★ 7.7·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Setsuko Hara & Haruko SugimuraDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Floating Weeds

1959·1h 55m·★ 7.9·Yasujirō Ozu

Both star Haruko Sugimura & Chishū RyūDir. Yasujirō Ozu

Little Miss Sunshine

2006·1h 42m·★ 7.8·Valerie Faris

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A Streetcar Named Desire

1951·2h 5m·★ 7.9·Elia Kazan

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My Thoughts Are Silent

2020·1h 44m·★ 7.8·Antonio Lukich

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How Good Is Early Summer?

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