Movielogr
Twenty-Year-Old Youth (1946)
Directed by Yasushi Sasaki
Overview
The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.
Length 72 minutes
Actors
Reikichi Kawamura | Toyo Takahashi | Michiko Ikuno | Seiji Nishimura | Shirô Ôsaka | Akira Takakura | Kaoru Aikawa | Chuichi Inagawa | Hideko Mimura | Torao Mitsuyama | Shin'yô Nara | Yasuhiko Sakaki | Takeshi Sakamoto | Aki Sakuraba | Emi Shimura