Light and Shade of Youth (1976)
Hiroshi Nanjo is an active and tactful youth devoting more of his energies to his part time job than to studying for a college entrance exam. On the other hand, Bunpei Noro is an awkward fellow who once failed in a college entrance exam and is now studying hard for a second try. ‘Light and Shade of Youth’ depicts the friendship between these two young men of opposite characters, interlacing a cute waitress along the way.
Director:
Shigeyuki Yamane
Writer:
James Miki
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Hiromi Go as Hiroshi Nanjo |
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Kumiko Akiyoshi as Kyoko Toda |
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Atsushi Kawaguchi as Bunpei Noro |
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Yukari Ichiuji as Yukari Fujikura |
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Mieko Satoh as |
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Noboru Nakaya as Eiichiro Fujikura |
| Sound | Yuji Ohno | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Shigeyuki Yamane | Director |
| Writing | Shūsaku Endō | Original Story |
| Writing | James Miki | Screenplay |
| Camera | Noritaka Sakamoto | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kiyoshi Higuchi | Executive Producer |