No Regrets for Our Youth

1946 1h 51m JA

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 97

Drama

Synopsis

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After her anti-fascist professor father is dismissed, Yukie navigates love, political repression, and wartime upheaval—ultimately forging her own path in pre- and post-WWII Japan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Setsuko Hara
Yukie Yagihara
Susumu Fujita
Ruykichi Noge
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Professor Yagihara
Haruko Sugimura
Madame Noge
Eiko Miyoshi
Madame Yagihara
Akitake Kōno
Itokawa
Kokuten Kōdō
Mr. Noge
Takashi Shimura
Police Commissioner 'Poison Strawberry' Dokuichigo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Keiji Matsuzaki, Akira Kurosawa, Eijiro Hisaita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Kurosawa, shot by Asakazu Nakai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tadashi Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akira Kurosawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Setsuko Hara and Susumu Fujita and Denjirō Ōkōchi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0039090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Kurosawa directs. Asakazu Nakai behind the camera. Tadashi Hattori scores. Akira Kurosawa cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Akira Kurosawa, shot by Asakazu Nakai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tadashi Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Akira Kurosawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Setsuko Hara and Susumu Fujita and Denjirō Ōkōchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0039090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 97 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "university", "student protest", "kyoto, japan", "post war japan".