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Why Are We Young?
Why Are We Young?
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Why Are We Young?

Original Title: 青春とはなんだ

1965
1h 43m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1965

Runtime

1h 43m

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Storyline

After ten years of study in the US, Nonomura Kensuke returns to Japan to be an English teacher at a local high school. Kensuke's nontraditional teaching style stirs up the school, but the students gradually accept him.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 43m
Jul 14, 1965
Languages
Japanese
Director
Toshio Masuda
Toshio Masuda
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Kensuke Nonomura

Yukiyo Toake

Yukiyo Toake

Keiko Sugiura

Hiroyuki Ôta

Hiroyuki Ôta

Yasuo Takamatsu

Mieko Nishio

Mieko Nishio

Ikuko Higuchi

Fujio Suga

Fujio Suga

Katsumata, vice-principal

Kokinji Katsura

Kokinji Katsura

Terada's father

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

Kanedaka

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Takamatsu's father

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Uegen

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Yamayoshi, postmaster

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Tomota

Reiko Arai

Reiko Arai

Miss Matsuoka

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