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.
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Cast
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Reikichi Kawamura
桑原/Kuwabara
Known for
Stray Dog
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Toyo Takahashi
浅子/Asako
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Michiko Ikuno
章子/Shoko
Also in
Tree of Youth
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Seiji Nishimura
三好/Miyoshi
Shirō Ōsaka
啓吉/Keikichi
Known for
Tokyo Story
Pigs and Battleships
Akira Takakura
二郎/Jiro
Also in
Soyokaze
Suzhou Nights
Kaoru Aikawa
Sumiko
Also in
Flower, Storm and Gangster
The Ball at the Anjo House
Chuichi Inagawa
Inoue
Also in
The Girl I Loved
Hideko Mimura
Oshige
Known for
Record of a Tenement Gentleman
Torao Mitsuyama
Noboru
No other roles listed
Shin'yō Nara
Furukawa
Known for
There Was a Father
Yasuhiko Sakaki
Aoki
Also in
The President and the Shopgirl
Yasushi Sasaki Director · Takao Yanai Screenplay Shôhei Takei Screenplay
First release May 23, 1946 · Produced in Japan · Original title はたちの青春
Production
Shôchiku Dôga Kenkyûjo
Production
Japan
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Original title
はたちの青春
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 23, 1946
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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