Old Uncle — Early Summer Character Profile

About Old Uncle

An elderly relative who arrives to remind the household that 28-year-old Noriko should marry, initiating the central marriage pressure and family discussions.

Character Facts

Played by

Kokuten Kōdō

Appears in

Early Summer (1951)

Role

Minor

More characters from Early Summer

• Noriko Mamiya (Setsuko Hara)
• Koichi Mamiya (Chishū Ryū)
• Aya Tamura (Chikage Awashima)
• Fumiko Mamiya (Kuniko Miyake)
• Nobu Tamura (Toyo Takahashi)
• Shukichi Mamiya (Ichirō Sugai)
• Nishiwaki (Seiji Miyaguchi)
• Shige Mamiya (Chieko Higashiyama)
• Hospital Assistant (Tomoka Hasebe)
• Mari Takanashi (Matsuko Shiga)
• Minoru Mamiya (Zen Murase)
• Tami Yabe (Haruko Sugimura)