Young People (1937 Japanese film)
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Japanese | 若い人 |
Directed by | Shirō Toyoda |
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Cinematography | Kinya Ogura |
Music by | Kohei Kubota |
Production company | Tokyo Hassei Eiga |
Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1][2] |
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
- 1937 films
- Japanese-language films
- 1937 drama films
- Japanese films
- Japanese drama films
- Japanese black-and-white films
- Films based on Japanese novels
- Films directed by Shirō Toyoda