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I Flunked, But... (1930)

I Flunked, But... poster
Original title
落第はしたけれど
Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genre
silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of college students deal with failing their exams and the social pressures that follow. The film follows one student in particular as he faces the reactions of his friends and family.

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What happens

I Flunked, But... (落第(らくだい)はしたけれど, Rakudai wa Shita Keredo) is a 1930 Japanese black and white silent film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. I Flunked, But... represented the first major role acted by Ozu's longtime collaborator Chishu Ryu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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