Drama · Japan · 1965 · 1h 43m

Why Are We Young?

青春とはなんだ

Why Are We Young? poster
Director
Toshio Masuda
Cast
Yūjirō Ishihara as Kensuke Nonomura Yukiyo Toake as Keiko Sugiura Hiroyuki Ôta as Yasuo Takamatsu Mieko Nishio as Ikuko Higuchi Fujio Suga as Katsumata, vice-principal Kokinji Katsura as Terada's father
Crew
Nobuo Yamada — Screenplay Toshio Masuda — Screenplay Shintarō Ishihara — Story
Synopsis

After ten years of study in the US, Nonomura Kensuke returns to Japan to be an English teacher at a local high school. Kensuke's nontraditional teaching style stirs up the school, but the students gradually accept him.

Mood & Themes
school teacher
Key Collaborators
Toshio Masuda Director Nobuo Yamada Screenplay Toshio Masuda Screenplay Shintarō Ishihara Story
Follow the Thread

Toshio Masuda directed Why Are We Young?. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Toshio Masuda's filmography → More Drama →
Agent-readable