Light and Shade of Youth (1976)

8.0/10 89 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Hiromi Go

Hiroshi Nanjo

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Kyoko Toda

Mieko Satoh

Noboru Nakaya

Eiichiro Fujikura

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