Plot Summary
The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- はたちの青春
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- ja
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Cast
Reikichi Kawamura
桑原/Kuwabara
Toyo Takahashi
浅子/Asako
Michiko Ikuno
章子/Shoko
Seiji Nishimura
三好/Miyoshi
Shirō Ōsaka
啓吉/Keikichi
Akira Takakura
二郎/Jiro
Kaoru Aikawa
Sumiko
Chuichi Inagawa
Inoue
Hideko Mimura
Oshige
Torao Mitsuyama
Noboru
Shin'yō Nara
Furukawa
Yasuhiko Sakaki
Aoki
Takeshi Sakamoto
Morita
Aki Sakuraba
Mizukami
Emi Shimura
Yamashita
Production Companies
Shôchiku Dôga Kenkyûjo