
Twenty-Year-Old Youth 1946
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.
Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Cast

Reikichi Kawamura
ζ‘ε/Kuwabara

Toyo Takahashi
ζ΅
ε/Asako

Michiko Ikuno
η« ε/Shoko
Seiji Nishimura
δΈε₯½/Miyoshi

ShirΕ Εsaka
εε/Keikichi
Akira Takakura
δΊι/Jiro
Kaoru Aikawa
Sumiko
Chuichi Inagawa
Inoue

Hideko Mimura
Oshige
Torao Mitsuyama
Noboru