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Days of Youth (1929)

Days of Youth poster
Original title
学生ロマンス 若き日
Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genre
silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two university friends both try to win the affection of the same girl during a skiing trip.

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What happens

Days of Youth (学生(がくせい)ロマンス 若(わか)き日(ひ), Gakusei Romance: Wakaki hi) is a Japanese silent comedy film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It is the oldest known surviving film by the director. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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