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Release Year1969
Runtime1h 37m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Fantasy
Votes1
DirectorTokihisa Morikawa
WritersHisashi Yamanouchi
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsForward, Young People!
About Forward, Young People!
The second film tells about the life of matured brothers and sister Sato. Taro became a foreman. He saves every yen to fulfill his dream of building his own house with stone gates. Jiro continues to work in the transportation office, he dreams of getting married. Saburo faces a moral problem: in order to get a good position, he must answer the questions of the entrance test differently than his conscience tells him. At the exam, Saburo does not hide his views on life and is deprived of the promised position. Orie and Suekiti believe that he did wrong and betrayed his older brothers. But the anxiety in the Sato family is not limited to these events. Orie was being asked to marry a handsome, well-established young man, but she suddenly announced her decision to marry Tozaka, who was suffering from radiation sickness. Sato's peaceful home is falling apart...
Directed by Tokihisa Morikawa, Forward, Young People! leans on a strong ensemble — Kunie Tanaka, Isao Hashimoto, Kei Yamamoto — 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 drama titles of 1969.
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