A Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke

NR 2013 · 160 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Romance, Comedy

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.

Directed by Shuichi Okita · Written by Shiro Maeda

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