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Bad Boys (1961)

Bad Boys poster
Original title
不良少年
Directed by
Susumu Hani
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a group of teenage boys in Japan who are locked up in a reformatory. It shows their daily lives, their rebellious behavior, and how they relate to each other and to the adults in charge.

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What happens

Bad Boys (Japanese: 不良少年, Hepburn: Furyō Shōnen) is a 1961 Japanese pseudo-documentary drama film about juvenile delinquents, written and directed by Susumu Hani. It is based on the novel of the same name by Aiko Jinushi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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