Song of Youth

Shirō Kuroki, the adopted son of the Yamada family, shares a deep and mutual love with his foster sister, Kinuko Yamada. His commitment to political and social causes, however, provokes the anger of his foster father, who casts him out of the household. Forced into exile, Shirō faces hardship and struggle. The film was based on a serialized novel written by the poet Byakuren (real name Akiko Yanagiwara) and echoes the real-life scandal known as the Byakuren incident.

Sozo Okada

Shiro Kuroki

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuko Yamada

Hiroko Kawasaki

Ryōtarō Mizushima

Shinichi Himori

Fumiko Katsuragi

• Yoshinobu IkedaDirector
• Takao YanaiScreenplay
• Hideo ShigeharaDirector of Photography

Release date

March 21, 1930

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Genres

Drama