Film

The Day of Youth

1960 · 1h 28m · Drama

At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wishes to prepare himself for a better life away from gang activities despite the wishes of his father who wants him to assist strengthen the gang against the Kawano group. Takema's classmate, Akiko, is the daughter of Eiko who operates a restaurant, and through her he obtains a lodging in the house of Shiu, a dancing mistress. The students enjoy their life, but most have their troubles. Sakamoto works as a laborer on the docks to help pay for his schooling, and Akiko worries over the relationship between her mother and Sakurai, a corrupt politician, suspected to be involved in graft over jet aircraft.

Yūjirō Ishihara

Mie Kitahara

Izumi Ashikawa

Chikako Miyagi

Reiko Sasamori

Shinsuke Ashida

Keiji Itami

Akira Takahashi

Shosei Muto

Yasukiyo Umeno

Hiroshi Kondō

Yuji Odaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Shingo Ishioka

Gō Kuroda

• Toshio MasudaDirector
• Nobuo YamadaWriter
• Yoshihiro YamazakiDirector of Photography
• Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer

Release date

April 29, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Drama