Twenty-Year-Old Youth

Name: Twenty-Year-Old Youth
Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1946-05-23
Duration: 72 min
Cast: Reikichi Kawamura, Toyo Takahashi, Michiko Ikuno, Seiji Nishimura, Shirō Ōsaka

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1946 · 72 min · Comedy · Romance · TMDB 7.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki

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