Early Summer

Early Summer
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Yasujirō Ozu
Screenplay by	Kogo Noda Yasujirō Ozu
Produced by	Takeshi Yamamoto
Starring	Setsuko Hara Shūji Sano Chikage Awashima Chishū Ryū Kuniko Miyake Haruko Sugimura Kuniko Igawa Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Cinematography	Yūharu Atsuta
Edited by	Yoshiyasu Hamamura
Music by	Senji Itō
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date	3 October 1951 (1951-10-03)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Early Summer (麥秋, Bakushū, Lit. "Barley Harvest Time") is a 1951 Japanese drama by Yasujirō Ozu. Like most of Ozu's post-war films, Early Summer deals with issues ranging from communication problems between generations to the rising role of women in post-war Japan. The plot concerns Noriko, who lives contentedly in an extended family household that includes her parents and her brother's family, but an uncle's visit prompts the family to find her a husband.