Twenty-Year-Old Youth

Twenty-Year-Old Youth

1946 · 72 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Romance

The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki · Written by Shôhei Takei

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