New - No Longer Human (1978)

4.0/10 98 min Drama

Overview

Based on the novel by Osamu Dazai and distributed by ATG. The story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title) and goes down the stairs to self-destruction step by step.

Cast

Hiroshi Ohmori

Leo Morimoto

Shun Ueda

Tappei Shimokawa

Shinobu Asaji

Aoi Nakajima

Hiroko Isayama

Hideko Yoshida

Jun Hamamura

Kan Mikami

Yasushi Suzuki

Soichi

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