Light and Shade of Youth

Light and Shade of Youth

89 mins | Drama | March 13, 1976

Hiroshi Nanjo is an active and tactful youth devoting more of his energies to his part time job than to studying for a college entrance exam. On the other hand, Bunpei Noro is an awkward fellow who once failed in a college entrance exam and is now studying hard for a second try. ‘Light and Shade of Youth’ depicts the friendship between these two young men of opposite characters, interlacing a cute waitress along the way.

Light and Shade of Youth

89 mins | Drama | March 13, 1976

Light and Shade of Youth
Hiroshi Nanjo is an active and tactful youth devoting more of his energies to his part time job than to studying for a college entrance exam. On the other hand, Bunpei Noro is an awkward fellow who once failed in a college entrance exam and is now studying hard for a second try. ‘Light and Shade of Youth’ depicts the friendship between these two young men of opposite characters, interlacing a cute waitress along the way.
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., Burning Productions
Original title さらば夏の光よ
Directors Shigeyuki Yamane
Writers James Miki, Shūsaku Endō

Cast

Hiromi Gô

as Hiroshi Nanjo

Kumiko Akiyoshi

as Kyoko Toda

Atsushi Kawaguchi

as Bunpei Noro

Yukari Ichiuji

as Yukari Fujikura

Noboru Nakaya

as Eiichiro Fujikura