A False Student (1960)
- Original title
- 偽大学生
- Directed by
- Yasuzō Masumura
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man pretends to be a university student to escape his circumstances. His deception leads to increasingly desperate and morally complicated situations.
tensemelancholicgrittypsychologicalclaustrophobicslow-burnbleakintrospective
What happens
A False Student (偽大学生, Nise daigakusei) is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Yasuzō Masumura. It is based on the story Gisho no toki by Japanese writer Kenzaburō Ōe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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