Adolescence Part II

1953 1h 28m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A story of unhappy youths and the perils of lack of sex education.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyoko Aoyama
Reiko Mamiya
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
(uncredited)
Akira Kubo
(uncredited)
Keiko Miya
Tamae Konishi
Emiko Haino
Chiyoko Hori
Keiju Kobayashi
(uncredited)
Kieko Sawamura
Taeko Kawasaki
Chieko Nakakita
Kayo Konishi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ishirō Honda
Writers: Haruo Umeda, Toshiro Ide
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Tadashi Iimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kyoko Aoyama and Tatsuyoshi Ehara and Akira Kubo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045475 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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

Ishirō Honda directs. Tadashi Iimura behind the camera. Yasushi Akutagawa scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
273 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Tadashi Iimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yasushi Akutagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Kyoko Aoyama and Tatsuyoshi Ehara and Akira Kubo carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0045475 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.