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6 June 1980 (USA) more
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Yukie, the well-bred daughter of a university professor, is shocked when her father is relieved of his post for his political teachings... more | add synopsis
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Setsuko Hara ... Yukie Yagihara
Susumu Fujita ... Ruykichi Noge
Denjirô Ôkôchi ... Professor Yagihara
Haruko Sugimura ... Madame Noge
Eiko Miyoshi ... Madame Yagihara
Kokuten Kôdô ... Mr. Noge
Akitake Kôno ... Itokawa
Takashi Shimura ... Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo
Taizô Fukami ... Minister of Education
Masao Shimizu ... Professor Hakozaki
Haruo Tanaka ... Student
Kazu Hikari ... Detective
Hisako Hara ... Itokawa's Mother
Shin Takemura ... Prosecutor
Tateo Kawasaki ... Servant
Fusako Fujima ... Old Woman
Sayuri Tanima ... Lady
Itoko Kono ... Lady
Chieko Nakakita ... Lady
Ichirô Chiba ... Student
Isamu Yonekura ... Student
Noburo Takagi ... Student
Hiroshi Sano ... Student
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Directed by
Akira Kurosawa 
 
Writing credits
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Eijirô Hisaita  writer
Akira Kurosawa  writer
Keiji Matsuzaki  uncredited

Produced by
Keiji Matsuzaki .... producer
 
Original Music by
Tadashi Hattori 
 
Cinematography by
Asakazu Nakai 
 
Film Editing by
Akira Kurosawa 
 
Production Design by
Keiji Kitagawa 
 
Production Management
Ryo Takei .... in charge of production
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hiromichi Horikawa .... chief assistant director
Ko Horiuchi .... assistant director
Akitoshi Maeda .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Ichirô Minawa .... sound effects editor
Isamu Suzuki .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Goichi Araki .... still photographer
Choshiro Ishii .... lighting technician
 
Editorial Department
Toshio Gotô .... negative cutter
 
Other crew
Yukie Kikuchi .... script supervisor
 
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Also Known As:
No Regrets for My Youth
No Regrets for Our Youth
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110 min
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Featured in 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1994) (TV) more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Heartfelt story of Personal Courage, 1 September 2004
9/10
Author: J. M. Verville from Seoul, Republic of Korea

The technical aspects of the film are very good. The camera used in this film uses abnormally slow shutter speeds causing the most slight (yet noticeable) distortions in movement, lending to the film a certain artistic sense that others do not have. It gives almost an eerie sense to it, and often times it seems to be somewhat drab, however: it seems to add very much to the mood of the story.

In addition to the artistic filming itself, the script truly drives the story and leads us to believe more of what Akira Kurosawa believed -- anti-Fascism, anti-Militarism, through the portrayal of events concerning Japanese imperial rule in the film. Through the eyes of Yukie we learn what it is like to be oppressed, and we learn the strength of the human spirit in its' resolute resistance to the militarism and fascism of her day; the power of the will is truly highlighted in this film, and the persistent commitment to doing good (similar to that portrayed by Watanabe in Ikiru) is very present.

The flashbacks to youth, the conjuring of memories, and the portrayal of the good times right next to the bad times, and the depth of human emotion that is revealed truly makes this film something worth watching. Some of the emotionality of the scenes (especially Yukie's emotional moments) portrays the existential angst that we all have, and her strength & perseverance represent everything we would like to have. It was a truly impacting story.

I was especially keen on the ability of Akira Kurosawa to take some of the most inward, personal moments of extreme sadness and put them into the film and, without any seeming prior explanation, the viewer is able to relate in their own way. This film highlights a philosophy of oneself against the world, and the importance of being true to one self. The message was portrayed very clearly and the end result is a masterpiece of Cinema that is greatly overlooked.

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