The Bride is Fifteen
1964, Japanese. Directed by Mio Ezaki.
Hanayome wa Jūgo-sai, directed by Mio Ezaki and distributed by Nikkatsu, stars Masako Izumi and Ken Yamauchi. The high-key pink background and casual photographic portrait embody Nikkatsu’s 1960s youth-film aesthetic. Clean, hopeful, and pop-oriented. The large white title, handwritten for a softer impression, injects playful energy that contrasts with the strict vertical text blocks. As Japan’s youth culture blossomed after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, posters like this captured the spirit of romance and rebellion marketed to teenage audiences. The vivid color palette and carefree composition signal a stylistic shift from postwar black-and-white melodrama to the vibrant optimism of modern Technicolor cinema.
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 25 March 1964
- Original title
- 花嫁は十五才
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Mio Ezaki, Eitaro Morikawa, Tsutomu Tamura
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The Bride is Fifteen runs 79 minutes (1h 19m).
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The Bride is Fifteen isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 March 1964. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Bride is Fifteen?
The Bride is Fifteen (1964) was directed by Mio Ezaki and stars Ken Yamauchi, Masako Izumi, Eijirō Tōno.