Based on the novel by Osamu Dazai and distributed by ATG. The story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title) and goes down the stairs to self-destruction step by step.
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Hiroshi Ohmori
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Shun Ueda
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Kôhei Yoshidome Director · Tatsuo Kobayashi Screenplay Osamu Dazai Author
First release September 2, 1978 · Produced in Japan · Original title 新・人間失格
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Japan
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Original title
新・人間失格
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 2, 1978
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