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The Age of Our Own (1959)

Minami Yasuo, a college student, lives with Yuriko who has become the mistress of a foreigner named Wilson. Whenever Wilson comes, Yasuo spends his time in the tea-shop "La Gana." Yasuo is asked by his brother Shigeru to teach French to Akiko, a young girl who is studying French songs. Yasuo then learns that he is the winner of an essay contest and will be offered a scholarship to study in France. Akiko, is now pregnant and Yasuo promises to break with Yuriko.

Release: 1959-11-25
Runtime: 98 min
Cast
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Yasuo
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Yoriko
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Yasukiyo Umeno
Yasukiyo Umeno
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Yuji Odaka
Yuji Odaka