Boy (1969)
"Shônen" (original title)

Director:

Nagisa Ôshima

Writer:

Tsutomu Tamura (screenplay)

Stars:

Fumio Watanabe, Akiko Koyama, Tetsuo Abe

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Fumio Watanabe	...	The father
Akiko Koyama	...	The stepmother
Tetsuo Abe	...	The boy
Tsuyoshi Kinoshita	...	The little brother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
LoLo Cannon
Do-yun Yu	...	Victim driver

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

child | hit by a car | ceremony | abusive father | one word title | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

9 April 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boy

Filming Locations:

Akita, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Art Theatre Guild, Sozosha

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (tinted) Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.8 (2011)

User Reviews

don't waste your time

although not a terrible film, there's really nothing out of the ordinary to see in this. You feel no emotion for any of the characters, which is unfortunate because you want to like at least one of them. The fact that the subtitles were white really hurt the film. On the plus side, the soundtrack, while very scarce, fit the film quite well.