The Age of Our Own

Minami Yasuo, a college student, lives with Yuriko who has become the mistress of a foreigner named Wilson. Whenever Wilson comes, Yasuo spends his time in the tea-shop "La Gana." Yasuo is asked by his brother Shigeru to teach French to Akiko, a young girl who is studying French songs. Yasuo then learns that he is the winner of an essay contest and will be offered a scholarship to study in France. Akiko, is now pregnant and Yasuo promises to break with Yuriko.

Country:

Japan

Genre:
Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

1959

Director:

Koreyoshi Kurahara

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Company:

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast:
Hiroyuki Nagato

Yasuo

Misako Watanabe

Yoriko

Nobuo Kaneko

Yasukiyo Umeno

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Crew:
Koreyoshi Kurahara

Director

Yoshio Shirasaka

Screenplay

Kenzaburô Oe

Original Story

Masaru Satō

Music

Takashi Matsuyama

Production Design