Drama ·Crime · Japan · 1960 · 1h 28m

Good-for-Nothing

ろくでなし

Good-for-Nothing poster
Director
Yoshishige Yoshida
Cast
Masahiko Tsugawa as Yūsuke Kawazu as Toshio Akiyama Hizuru Takachiho as Ikuko Makino Junichiro Yamashita as Morishita Yosuke Hayashi as Fujieda Kakuko Chino as Hisako Makino
Crew
Tōichirō Narushima — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Chūji Kinoshita — Original Music Composer Yoshishige Yoshida — Screenplay Kaneo Imaizumi — Producer
Synopsis

Yoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: a "good-for-nothing" from a poor background falls in love with the young secretary of his rich friend's father. The woman senses good in him and tries to lead him on the right path.

Mood & Themes
rebellious youthjapanese noir
Key Collaborators
Yoshishige Yoshida Director Tōichirō Narushima Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Chūji Kinoshita Original Music Composer Yoshishige Yoshida Screenplay Kaneo Imaizumi Producer
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