Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be is an acquaintance who tries to rape her, and the typically bland but very-good-here the first boyfriend.
Direction
Furuhata's restless camera chasing youth culture like a jealous documentarian.
Production
Club scenes that genuinely feel like stolen 1964 Life magazine pages.
Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Life magazine article 'The Young Rebellion' was about Western youth culture—Furuhata essentially made a cover band version for Japanese audiences.
Mako Midori was 17 during filming. The film's treatment of her character's sexual vulnerability caused minor censorship headaches.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
JP
