Days of Youth

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
April 13, 1929
Running time
103 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

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.

Cast

  • 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

  1. Stuart Galbraith IV. "Days of Youth DVD review". Retrieved 2008-03-24.


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