Underplayed Gems

Boys Be Ambitious (1996)

Boys Be Ambitious poster
Original title
岸和田少年愚連隊
Directed by
Kazuyuki Izutsu
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in the 1970s in a small Japanese town, this film follows a group of teenage boys getting into mischief and fights. It focuses on their friendship and coming-of-age experiences under a rough but affectionate community.

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What happens

Boys Be Ambitious (Japanese: 岸和田少年愚連隊 BOYS BE AMBITIOUS, Hepburn: Kishiwada shōnen gurentai) is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu. The film is based on the autobiographical novel Kishiwada shōnen gurentai by Riichi Nakaba, and stars Takashi Okamura and Hiroyuki Yabe of the comedy duo Ninety-nine. It was followed by the sequel Young Thugs: Innocent Blood (1997) and the prequel Young Thugs: Nostalgia (1998). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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