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Forward, Young People!

May 10, 1969 · 1h 37m
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Drama
Fantasy

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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...

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CAST

Kunie Tanaka
Taro
Isao Hashimoto
Jiro
Kei Yamamoto
Saburo
Orie Satō
Orie
Seiji Matsuyama
Suekichi
Natsue Kimura
Michiko Otsuka
Toyoto Fukuda
Directed by Tokihisa Morikawa

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Haiyuza Theater Company, Shochiku
Country
JP
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