A high school student Hitomi poses as a university student and ends up in falling in love with middle-aged Okawa, her dead mother's ex-boyfriend. Hitomi's feelings shift back and forth as she is not sure whether it is true love or just a realization of her mother's romantic dream...
Unfortunately the movie Early Spring Story is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Music |
| Writing | Machiko Nasu | Writer |
| Writing | Jirô Akagawa | Novel |
| Directing | Shinichirô Sawai | Director |
| Production | Haruki Kadokawa | Producer |
| Production | Mitsuru Kurosawa | Producer |
| Production | Ryoji Ito | Producer |
| Camera | Seizô Sengen | Director of Photography |
| Art | Tadayuki Kuwana | Production Design |
| Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Watanabe | Lighting Design |
| Editing | Kiyoaki Saitô | Editor |
