Days of Youth (学生ロマンス 若き日, Gakusei romance: Wakaki hi, 1929) is a Japanese comedy film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It is the oldest known surviving film by the director.[1] The film tells of two friends from a university (played by Ichirō Yūki and Tatsuo Saitō) who vie for the attention of the same girl (Junko Matsui) during a skiing trip.
| Days of Youth | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yasujirō Ozu |
| Written by | Akira Fushimi Yasujirō Ozu |
| Starring | Ichirō Yūki Tatsuo Saitō Junko Matsui |
| Cinematography | Hideo Shigehara |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date | 13 April 1929 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast edit
- Ichirō Yūki as Bin Watanabe (a student)
- Tatsuo Saitō as Shūichi Yamamoto (a student)
- Junko Matsui as Chieko
- Chōko Iida as Chieko's mother
- Eiko Takamatsu as Landlady
- Shōichi Kofujita as Shōji (her son)
- Ichirō Ōkuni as Professor Anayama
- Takeshi Sakamoto as Professor
- Shin'ichi Himori as Hatamoto (a student)
- Fusao Yamada as Kobayashi (a student)
- Chishū Ryū as Student
References edit
- ^ Stuart Galbraith IV. "Days of Youth DVD review". Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
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