Young People

Young People

88 mins | Drama | Oct. 8, 1937

Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in a beautiful northern harbor town. Teacher Masaki (Obinata) speaks up for Keiko, one of the girls at the school, every time she causes problems because he feels sorry for her, a child born out of wedlock. Sumi (Natsukawa), one of Masaki’s colleagues and who is secretly in love with him, strongly disagrees with him about Keiko. Then Sumi hears a rumor that Keiko is pregnant with Masaki's child . . . .

Young People

88 mins | Drama | Oct. 8, 1937

Young People
Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in a beautiful northern harbor town. Teacher Masaki (Obinata) speaks up for Keiko, one of the girls at the school, every time she causes problems because he feels sorry for her, a child born out of wedlock. Sumi (Natsukawa), one of Masaki’s colleagues and who is secretly in love with him, strongly disagrees with him about Keiko. Then Sumi hears a rumor that Keiko is pregnant with Masaki's child . . . .
Producers Tokyo Hassei
Original title 若い人
Directors Shirō Toyoda
Writers Naoyuki Hatta, Yôjirô Ishizaka

Cast

Den Obinata

as Teacher Masaki

Haruyo Ichikawa

as Keiko Enami

Yuriko Hanabusa

as Keiko's mother Hatsu

Isamu Yamaguchi

as Teacher Sasaki

Toshiko Itô

as Teacher Yamagata

Chitose Hayashi

as Hashimoto's mother-in-law

Shizue Natsukawa

as Teacher Hashimoto