Why Are We Young?

Directed by Toshio Masuda
July 14, 1965    1h 43mDrama
After ten years of study in the US, Nonomura Kensuke returns to Japan to be an English teacher at a local high school. Kensuke's nontraditional teaching style stirs up the school, but the students gradually accept him.

Where to Watch Why Are We Young?

  • Yūjirō IshiharaKensuke Nonomura
  • Yukiyo ToakeKeiko Sugiura
  • Hiroyuki ÔtaYasuo Takamatsu
  • Mieko NishioIkuko Higuchi
  • Fujio SugaKatsumata, vice-principal
  • Kokinji KatsuraTerada's father
  • Shōki FukaeKanedaka
  • Torahiko HamadaTakamatsu's father
  • Kaku TakashinaUegen
  • Kichijirō UedaYamayoshi, postmaster
  • Zenji YamadaTomota
  • Reiko AraiMiss Matsuoka
  • Toshio MasudaDirector / Screenplay
  • Nobuo YamadaScreenplay
  • Keiichi OzawaAssistant Director
  • Harumi IbeMusic
  • Shintarō IshiharaStory

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