Twenty-Year-Old Youth
First aired on May 23, 1946
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Genres: Comedy, Romance
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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Reikichi Kawamura | 桑原/Kuwabara
Toyo Takahashi | 浅子/Asako
Michiko Ikuno | 章子/Shoko
Seiji Nishimura | 三好/Miyoshi
Shirō Ōsaka | 啓吉/Keikichi
Akira Takakura | 二郎/Jiro
Featured Crew
Takeshi Saitô | Director of Photography
Tadashi Manjome | Original Music Composer
Shôhei Takei | Screenplay
Yasushi Sasaki | Director
Takao Yanai | Screenplay