Early Spring Story (1985)
A Japanese high school student passionate about photography discovers love while confronting the past choices of her deceased mother.
Director:
Shinichiro Sawai
Writer:
Machiko Nasu
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Tomoyo Harada as Hitomi Okino |
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Ryūzō Hayashi as Shinji Kajikawa |
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Kunie Tanaka as Okino, Hitomi's father |
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Yuki Saori as Keiko Otake, Okino's fiancee |
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Nobuko Sendo as Asako Maki |
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Yukako Hayase as Masako Sawada |
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Saiko Isshiki as Mizue |
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Junko Miyashita as Junko Matsuura |
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Risa Akikawa as Takako Ishihara |
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Mikijiro Hira as Takenaka |
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Kaneko Iwasaki as Mrs. Takenaka |
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Nenji Kobayashi as Coffee shop owner |
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Miho Takagi as |
| Writing | Jirō Akagawa | Novel |
| Directing | Shinichiro Sawai | Director |
| Production | Haruki Kadokawa | Producer |
| Production | Mitsuru Kurosawa | Producer |
| Production | Ryoji Ito | Producer |
| Camera | Seizō Sengen | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Watanabe | Lighting Design |
| Editing | Kiyoaki Saitō | Editor |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Tadayuki Kuwana | Art Direction |
| Writing | Machiko Nasu | Screenplay |