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The Age of Our Own (1959)

Minami Yasuo, a college student, lives with Yuriko who has become the mistress of a foreigner named Wilson. Whenever Wilson comes, Yasuo spends his time in the tea-shop "La Gana." Yasuo is asked by his brother Shigeru to teach French to Akiko, a young girl who is studying French songs. Yasuo then learns that he is the winner of an essay contest and will be offered a scholarship to study in France. Akiko, is now pregnant and Yasuo promises to break with Yuriko.

Released: Nov 25, 1959

Runtime: 98 minutes

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Stars: Hiroyuki Nagato, Misako Watanabe, Nobuo Kaneko, Yasukiyo Umeno, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yuji Odaka

Crew: Toshio Mori (Gaffer), Yoshihiro Yamazaki (Director of Photography), Kenzaburô Oe (Original Story), Takashi Matsuyama (Production Design), Akira Suzuki (Editor), Masaru Satō (Music)