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Forward, Young People!
Forward, Young People!
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Forward, Young People!

Original Title: 若者はゆく

1969
1h 37m
Drama
Fantasy

Status

Released

Release

1969

Runtime

1h 37m

Storyline

The second film tells about the life of matured brothers and sister Sato. Taro became a foreman. He saves every yen to fulfill his dream of building his own house with stone gates. Jiro continues to work in the transportation office, he dreams of getting married. Saburo faces a moral problem: in order to get a good position, he must answer the questions of the entrance test differently than his conscience tells him. At the exam, Saburo does not hide his views on life and is deprived of the promised position. Orie and Suekiti believe that he did wrong and betrayed his older brothers. But the anxiety in the Sato family is not limited to these events. Orie was being asked to marry a handsome, well-established young man, but she suddenly announced her decision to marry Tozaka, who was suffering from radiation sickness. Sato's peaceful home is falling apart...

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
May 10, 1969
Languages
Japanese
English
Director
Tokihisa Morikawa
Production
Haiyuza Theater Company
Haiyuza Theater Company
Shochiku
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Switzerland

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Taro

Isao Hashimoto

Isao Hashimoto

Jiro

Kei Yamamoto

Kei Yamamoto

Saburo

Orie Satō

Orie Satō

Orie

Seiji Matsuyama

Seiji Matsuyama

Suekichi

Natsue Kimura

Michiko Otsuka

Michiko Otsuka

Toyoto Fukuda

Keiko Natsu

Tetsuo Ishidate

Tetsuo Ishidate

Seiya Nakano

Seiya Nakano

Nobuo Tsukamoto

Nobuo Tsukamoto

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