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Young People (1937 Japanese film) (1937)

Young People (1937 Japanese film) poster
Original title
若い人
Directed by
Shirō Toyoda
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A schoolteacher and his young wife navigate their marriage and the small dramas of daily life in 1930s Japan. The story follows their quiet struggles with personal ambitions and social expectations.

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What happens

Young People (若い人, Wakai hito; lit. "Young people" or "Young person") a.k.a. The Young is a 1937 Japanese drama film directed by Shirō Toyoda. It is based on the novel Wakai hito by Yōjirō Ishizaka, which appeared in serialised form between 1933 and 1937 in the literary journal Mita bungaku. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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