Good-for-Nothing

Good-for-Nothing

88 mins | Drama, Crime | July 5, 1960

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.

Good-for-Nothing

88 mins | Drama, Crime | July 5, 1960

Good-for-Nothing
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title ろくでなし
Directors Yoshishige Yoshida
Writers Yoshishige Yoshida

Cast

Yūsuke Kawazu

as Toshio Akiyama

Hizuru Takachiho

as Ikuko Makino

Junichiro Yamashita

as Morishita

Yosuke Hayashi

as Fujieda

Kakuko Chino

as Hisako Makino

Masao Mishima

as Kensaku Kitajima

Keiko Wakaba

as Midori

Yôji Doki

as Executive A

Isao Suenaga

as Executive B

Isao Sasaki

as Singer