The Origin of Twenty Years Old (1973)
On June 24, 1969, Etsuko Takano, a 20-year-old third-year student at Ritsumeikan University, jumped in front of a train and died instantly. She left no suicide note, but did leave over a dozen diaries. This film is based on her writings.
Director:
Kenjirô Ohmori
Writers:
Takako Shigemori, Shirō Moritani.
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Yuriko Sumi as Etsuko Takano |
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Masaaki Daimon as Watanabe |
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Takeo Chii as Suzuki |
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Mizuho Suzuki as Masahiko Takano |
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Taeko Fukuda as Taeko Takano |
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Yukiko Takabayashi as Yoshiko Takano |
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Yoshitaka Tanba as Masao Takano |
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Kyoko Tsuda as |
| Writing | Takako Shigemori | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kenjirô Ohmori | Director |
| Writing | Shirō Moritani | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kōsuke Onozaki | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Yukio Higuchi | Art Direction |
| Editing | Sachiko Yamaji | Editor |
| Camera | Asakazu Nakai | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toshio Harashima | Sound Recordist |