New - No Longer Human (1978)
Based on the novel by Osamu Dazai and distributed by ATG. The story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title) and goes down the stairs to self-destruction step by step.
Director:
Kôhei Yoshidome
Writer:
Tatsuo Kobayashi
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Hiroshi Ohmori as |
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Leo Morimoto as |
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Shun Ueda as |
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Tappei Shimokawa as |
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Shinobu Asaji as |
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Aoi Nakajima as |
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Etsuko Ohtsuka as Mayu |
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Hiroko Isayama as |
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Hideko Yoshida as |
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Jun Hamamura as |
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Kan Mikami as |
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Yoshio Hayashi as |
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Take Koshino as |
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Yasushi Suzuki as Soichi |
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Fujio Akatsuka as |
| Writing | Tatsuo Kobayashi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kôhei Yoshidome | Director |
| Writing | Osamu Dazai | Novel |
| Production | Kôhei Yoshidome | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kazuo Iyoda | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Mutsuo Naganuma | Director of Photography |