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If You Were Young: Rage (1970)

Movie ★ 6.0 89 min

Drama

If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the boom. We follow a group of young men that can't seem to get ahead, despite their willingness to try. Then one hits upon a plan - to work together to save for a dump truck and thus become independent contractors and be their own bosses at last. Ultimately life presents obstacles: jail for one, violence at the hands of the police for another, and a girlfriend and subsequent children for the third. An early Kinji Fukasaku gem that imports the freewheeling style of the French New Wave and the hip detachment of American noir.

Kinji Fukasaku Director Kinji Fukasaku Writer Koji Matsumoto Writer Takehiro Nakajima Writer

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Quick facts

Released
May 27, 1970
Runtime
89 min
IMDb
tt0203620
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Language
Studio
Bungakuza, Shinsei Eigasha

Cast

Tetsuo Ishidate Tetsuo Ishidate Kikuo Higuchi Gin Maeda Gin Maeda Asao Suzuki Chōichirō Kawarasaki Chōichirō Kawarasaki Hideki Hayashi Toru Minegishi Toru Minegishi Ryuji Kitano Michie Terada Mayumi Ogawa Mayumi Ogawa Michiko Araki Michiko Araki Toshiko Yabuki Kiwako Taichi Kiwako Taichi Yumiko Fujita Yumiko Fujita Sanae Nakahara Sanae Nakahara Jitsuko Yoshimura Jitsuko Yoshimura Hideo Murota Hideo Murota

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Frequently asked questions

What is If You Were Young: Rage about?
If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the boom. We follow a group of young men that can't seem to get ahead, despite their willingness to try. Then one hits upon a plan - to work together to save for a dump truck and thus become independent contractors and be their own bosses at last. Ultimately life presents obstacles: jail for one, violence at the hands of the police for another, and a girlfriend and subsequent children for the third. An early Kinji Fukasaku gem that imports the freewheeling style of the French New Wave and the hip detachment of American noir.
Who directed If You Were Young: Rage?
If You Were Young: Rage was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Who stars in If You Were Young: Rage?
If You Were Young: Rage stars Tetsuo Ishidate, Gin Maeda, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Hideki Hayashi.
When was If You Were Young: Rage released?
If You Were Young: Rage is a 1970 drama film.
Where can I watch If You Were Young: Rage?
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