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Pretty Devil Yoko (1966)

Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl (Mako Midori) discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be (Ichiro Araki) is an acquaintance who tries to rape her, and the typically bland but very-good-here (Hayato Tani) the first boyfriend. Director Yasuo Furuhata (his first picture) lets his camera roll in trendy clubs amongst partying youngsters in a way that could've been out of 60s England or a Nikkatsu film. The film was inspired by an article in Life magazine (Volume 57, 1964) titled The Young Rebellion.

Release: 1966-03-19
Runtime: 85 min
Rating: 3.3 / 10
Cast
Mako Midori
Mako Midori
Yoko
Hayato Tani
Hayato Tani
Jiro
Ichiro Araki
Ichiro Araki
Takeshi
Renji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
Naron
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Asai
Reiko Ōhara
Reiko Ōhara
Ako
Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Cook
Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Yoko's mother
Shūji Sano
Shūji Sano
Jiro's father
Shūji Terayama
Shūji Terayama
Imura
Rokkō Toura
Rokkō Toura
Nakata
Mari Yoshimura
Mari Yoshimura
Tamae
Shirō Ōsaka
Shirō Ōsaka
Yabuki
Yuki Jōno
Yuki Jōno
Harumi