Drama · Japan · 1979 · 1h 52m

No More Easy Life

もう頬づえはつかない

Director

Cast

Kaori Momoi as Mariko Eiji Okuda as Hashimoto Leo Morimoto as Tsuneo Jūzō Itami as Takamizawa Sakura Kamo as Tokiko Akemi Negishi as Mariko's Mother

Crew

Koichi Kawakami — Director of Photography Keiko Ichihara — Editor Michi Tanaka — Original Music Composer Tatsuo Kobayashi — Screenplay Yōichi Higashi — Screenplay Noriko Minobe — Novel

Synopsis

Mariko is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70's, spending far more of her time balancing boyfriends and part-time jobs than on her schoolwork. She finds herself torn between a former boyfriend who's the tough, insensitive-but-sexy, type, and a new acquaintance who's more sensitive to her feelings, but who still acts childishly selfish at times. Will she choose one of them, or decide to go her own way?

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

slice of life unplanned pregnancy

Key Collaborators

Yōichi Higashi Director Koichi Kawakami Director of Photography Keiko Ichihara Editor Michi Tanaka Original Music Composer Tatsuo Kobayashi Screenplay Yōichi Higashi Screenplay Noriko Minobe Novel Shosuke Taga Producer Takashi Arima Producer Hidehiro Kudo Producer

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