Young People (1937 Japanese film)

Young People
Young People
Japanese	若い人
Directed by	Shirō Toyoda
Written by	Naoyuki Hatta; Yōjirō Ishizaka (novel);
Starring	Shizue Natsukawa; Haruyo Ichikawa; Yuriko Hanabusa; Den Obinata;
Cinematography	Kinya Ogura
Music by	Kohei Kubota
Production; company	Tokyo Hassei Eiga
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	November 27, 1937;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Young People (Japanese: 若い人, romanized: Wakai hito) is a 1937 Japanese drama film directed by Shirō Toyoda.^[1]^[2] It is based on the novel of the same name by Yōjirō Ishizaka.^[3]

Plot[]

In a Christian girl's school in Japan's northern Hokuriku region, young teacher Mr. Mazaki is impressed by pupil Keiko's artistic talent and unorthodox behaviour. Keiko was raised alone by her mother, bar owner Hatsu, and does not know who her father is. Mazaki's colleague Ms. Hashimoto senses the mutual affection between Mazaki and Keiko and warns him not to get involved, while at the same time showing an interest in Mazaki herself. After a school excursion, Keiko makes up a story that she and Mazaki had an affair and that she is pregnant by him.

Cast[]

Shizue Natsukawa as Sumi Hashimoto
Den Obinata as Mazaki
Haruyo Ichikawa as Keiko Enami
Yuriko Hanabusa as Hatsu, Keiko's mother
Chieko Inoue as Landlady
Chitose Hayashi as Hashimoto's stepmother
Tomoko Itō as Ms. Yamagata

Reception and legacy[]

Shirō Toyoda's film was the first of several adaptations of Yōjirō Ishizaka's novel^[4] and successful both with critics and the audience. Film historian Donald Richie rated it as one of the most important adaptations of works of the junbungaku ("pure literature") movement, which provided the source for works of directors like Toyoda, Heinosuke Gosho and Yasujirō Shimazu.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "若い人 (Young People)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "若い人 (Young People)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8108-6004-9.
^ "若い人 (Adaptations of Young People)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Anderson, Joseph L.; Richie, Donald (1959). The Japanese Film – Art & Industry. Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company. p. 123.

External links[]

Young People at IMDb

[jmdb-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "若い人 (Young People)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[kinenote-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "若い人 (Young People)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[Galbraith-3] Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8108-6004-9.

[jmdb2-4] "若い人 (Adaptations of Young People)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2021.

[Anderson-Richie-5] Anderson, Joseph L.; Richie, Donald (1959). The Japanese Film – Art & Industry. Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company. p. 123.

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