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1959

Wakai kawa no nagare

The Stream of Youth

若い川の流れ

Release Date
January, 15th, 1959
Running Time
126 min
Genre
Feature
Color
Monochrome
Screening Format
-
Screen Size
Cinema Scope (1:2.35)

[ Directed by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

NIKKATSU

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

NIKKATSU

[ Story ]

Kensuke Sone, a young employee of the K. Co., is chosen as the bridegroom-to-be for Fusako the daughter of Kawasaki, managing director of the firm.
Misako Kitaoka loves Kensuke, but is resigned to her marriage with Kensuke.
However, when Fusako meets Kensuke's friend Muroi at her birthday party she falls in love with him; and Misako and Kensuke quarrel because of a slight misunderstanding.
However, despite the various ups and downs in the relations between the young people, all misunderstandings are swept away.
…A river, like the young and energetic often runs a winding, twisting course, to reach the sea.

【Quoted from the database of Nikkatsu Corporation】
【Quoted from Unijapan Film Quarterly 1959.2.2】

[ Contact (International) ]

Nikkatsu Corporation
International Sales

3-28-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033
Attn: KAWAI Emico, SUNG Tzwei, YAMAMOTO Umi
tel: +81 3 5689 1014
fax: +81 3 5689 1044
E-mail: international@nikkatsu.co.jp
https://intl.nikkatsu.com

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