Modern People
1952, Japanese. Directed by Minoru Shibuya.
A section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company. Then a new, young and honest subordinate is assigned to work under the section chief. Once he learns about the shady relationship, however, the new subordinate skillfully conceals the corruption and joins the corrupt, shady relationship.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 September 1952
- Original title
- 現代人
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Katsuhito Inomata, Ryōsuke Saitō
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Modern People runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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Modern People isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 September 1952. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Modern People?
Modern People (1952) was directed by Minoru Shibuya and stars Ryō Ikebe, Isuzu Yamada, So Yamamura.