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Utae Wakôdotachi

  • 19631963
  • 1h 26m
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6.2/10
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Utae Wakôdotachi (1963)
Comedy
A college student receives a surprising offer to be a movie star in this unlikely Kinoshita film, sort of college film by the veteran director including even semi nude scene, but eventually ... Read allA college student receives a surprising offer to be a movie star in this unlikely Kinoshita film, sort of college film by the veteran director including even semi nude scene, but eventually the same themes of dreams versus reality and alienation come to the surface.A college student receives a surprising offer to be a movie star in this unlikely Kinoshita film, sort of college film by the veteran director including even semi nude scene, but eventually the same themes of dreams versus reality and alienation come to the surface.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
69
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
291,087
340,673
  • Director
    • Keisuke Kinoshita
  • Writer
    • Taichi Yamada
  • Stars
    • Tsutomu Matsukawa
    • Yûsuke Kawazu
    • Shin'ichirô Mikami
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  • Director
    • Keisuke Kinoshita
  • Writer
    • Taichi Yamada
  • Stars
    • Tsutomu Matsukawa
    • Yûsuke Kawazu
    • Shin'ichirô Mikami
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    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Tsutomu Matsukawa
    • Yasuhiko Mori
    Yûsuke Kawazu
    Yûsuke Kawazu
    • Shinichi Miyamoto
    Shin'ichirô Mikami
    Shin'ichirô Mikami
    • Kazunosuke Okada
    Kei Yamamoto
    • Hiroshi Hirao
    Shima Iwashita
    Shima Iwashita
    • Noriko Atsugi
    Chieko Baishô
    • Yûko Nakajima
    Manami Fuji
    • Toshiko Honjô
    Chieko Higashiyama
    Chieko Higashiyama
    • Okada's grandmother
    Masao Mishima
    Masao Mishima
    • Prof. Hirayama
    Tomo'o Nagai
    • Hirai
    Masako Kyôzuka
    • Hirao's mother
    Natsuyo Kawakami
    • Mori's mother
    Yoshiko Tsubouchi
    Yoshiko Tsubouchi
    • Bar's madame
    • (as Mieko Tsubouchi)
    Kingorô Yanagiya
    • Old man in dining hall
    Kiiton Masuda
    • Economics prof.
    Yaeko Wakamizu
    • Manager
    Tamae Kiyokawa
    • Boarding house lady
    Toyoko Takechi
    • Old woman in dining hall
    • Director
      • Keisuke Kinoshita
    • Writer
      • Taichi Yamada
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    • Trivia
      When Tsutomu Matsushita's character reveals that he's been offered a movie contract by Shochiku studio, friends advise him, "Get Keisuke Kinoshita to direct you. You should. He's excellent."
    • Soundtracks
      Waseda university song
      Composed by Tetteki Togi

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    7/10
    Enjoyable, if not especially memorable
    A charming little college comedy by Kinoshita. Four dorm-mates look toward the future. Mori, the most depressive one, is randomly discovered by television producers. His life is turned upside down when he becomes an overnight star. There's a weird moment of self-referential humor when Mori announces that he's signed a contract with Shochiku (the studio from which this film came). One of his friends hopes that he can work with Keisuke Kinoshita, and another of the friends replies, "Yeah, he's great!" This is a nice, if not especially memorable, little comedy. A ton of Keisuke Kinoshita's films can be found in the Criterion section of Hulu Plus. I doubt any of these will ever find their way to DVD.
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    • Apr 14, 2013

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 1963 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Sing, Young People!
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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