Kurutta kajitsu

19561956
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1h 26m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

2.1K

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Drama Romance

Spending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for.Spending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for.Spending their summer on an exotic beach, two brothers fall for the same beautiful girl, whose charm and looks may hide more than they they bargained for.

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Kô Nakahira
Writer
- Shintarô Ishihara(novel "Taiyo no kisetsu")
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Trivia
François Truffaut was so taken with the film that he recommended it to the Cinematheque; this was the first Japanese film awarded that honor.

Goofs
Haruji is loading groceries into a car outside a small grocery stall. Eri rides up on her bike and starts talking to him. Right behind Haruji can be seen a wall clock, the hands of which indicate a time of 4:35. The camera switches to Eri's face for a few seconds, then back to Haru, but now the clock indicates a time of 4:29.

Quotes
Takishima Natsuhisa: Shall we head home? Today was a bust. That's what I get for coming with you.
Takishima Haruji: Except that girl at the station. You got a glimpse, right?
Takishima Natsuhisa: Still going on about her? She's just a kid. Perfect for you.

Connections
Referenced in Century of Cinema: Elokuvan vuosisata: Japanin elokuva (1995)

Soundtracks
Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)
(uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Played during the amusement park sequence

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Featured review

7/10

Powerful for its time and still packs a punch

Some of the negative reviews posted do not understand the historical significance of this film (obviously young viewers). You just can't compare it to coming of age films today. This portrayal of Japanese youth in the mid 1950s (ten years after the end of the war) was so shocking to Japanese audiences that the older generation often walked out on the film. As a matter of fact, no American movie at that time could show this type of adultery and sexual pleasure in a film. This movie was loved by Truffaut and very much resembles a French new wave film.

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