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Days of Youth is a film of genre Comedy directed by Yasujirō Ozu with Tatsuo Saitō
Days of Youth (1929)
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Add to a movie listDays of Youth (学生ロマンス 若き日, Gakusei romance: Wakaki hi, 1929) is a Japanese comedy film directed by Yasujiro Ozu. It is the oldest known surviving film by the director. The film tells of two friends from a university (played by Ichirō Yūki and Tatsuo Saitō) who vie for the attention of the same girl (Junko Matsui) during a skiing trip.
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Watanabe, étudiant à Tokyo, met une annonce « chambre à louer » dans sa pension de famille pour trouver une fille jeune et belle. C'est ainsi qu'il fait la rencontre de Chieko.Actors
Tatsuo Saitō
(Shūichi Yamamoto (a student))
Chōko Iida
(Aunty)
Takeshi Sakamoto
(Professor)
Shinichi Himori
(Hatamoto)
Chishū Ryū
(Student)
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