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Cast
Susumu Fujita
as Goro Asahina
Setsuko Hara
as Miyako Tomoda
Den Obinata
as Editor (as Den Obinata)
Ureo Egawa
as Brother-In-law Kohei
Sōji Kiyokawa
as Second Editor
Atsuko Ichinomiya
as Older Sister Kimiko
Satoko Date
as Tsutako
Yūnosuke Itō
as Writer Matsuura
Zenichiro Kito
as Yanosuke Maejima
Ko Yamamuro
as Writer Nemoto (as Ko Yamamuro)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1947
Runtime1h 21m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes—
DirectorKiyoshi Saeki
WritersRyûji Nagami
TypeFeature Film
Rating0.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Age of Beginnings
About The Age of Beginnings
A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo at night by walking and observing it. He gets into the right frame of mind by dressing the part as a vagrant with not a penny to his name. He gets into trouble ending up at the police station slammer overnight. He has no material to write about and, with his assignment unfulfilled, faces a cross editor.
Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki, The Age of Beginnings leans on a strong ensemble — Susumu Fujita, Setsuko Hara, Den Obinata — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1947.
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