Live and Learn

1971 1h 21m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after school is out and they are caught by the old school janitor. Tsuneo's mother, orders Tetsuko to pay for what she did to her son but Tetsuko blackmails her instead, saying that she is ready to inform a news company of what has happened to Tsuneo and receives one million yen hush money. Expelled from school, she comes to Tokyo, intending to take a round-the-world trip. But Sankichi (Yoshihiko Aoyama), a jack-of-all-trades, cheats her. So, she makes up her mind to catch him and get back her money.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eiko Yanami
Tetsuko
Yoshihiko Aoyama
Sankichi
Sei Hiraizumi
Junko Yashiro
Yayoi
Reiko Kasahara
Omatsu
Keiko Matsuzaka
Sumiko
Akira Ōizumi
Itoyama
Kenzō Tabu
Principal Kuroki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tarō Yuge
Writers: Nisan Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tarō Yuge, shot by Akira Uehara. 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 Sei Ikeno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Eiko Yanami and Yoshihiko Aoyama and Sei Hiraizumi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0203963 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tarō Yuge directs. Akira Uehara behind the camera. Sei Ikeno scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
255 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Tarō Yuge, shot by Akira Uehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sei Ikeno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Eiko Yanami and Yoshihiko Aoyama and Sei Hiraizumi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0203963 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.