Boys Be Ambitious (1996)

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

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.

comedicnostalgicyouthfulrowdyenergeticlightheartedrebelliousearthy

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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