The Boy Who Came Back
1958, Japanese. Directed by Seijun Suzuki.
Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Seijun SuzukiDirector
- Sachiko HidariKeiko Midorikawa
- Akira KobayashiNobuo Kasahara
- Ruriko AsaokaKazue Sugita
- Hideaki NitaniEijirô Yamada
- Joe ShishidoKajita
- Akemi EbataMayumi
- Eiko HigashitaniNanako Takagi
- Taiji TonoyamaDetective Shimamoto
- Tōru AbeMiyamura
- Tamae KiyokawaKikue Hosokawa
- Shizue NatsukawaMasue, Keiko's mother
- Kaku TakashinaDetective A
Details
- Released
- 29 June 1958
- Original title
- 踏みはずした春
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Nobuyoshi Terada, Tatsuto Okada
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The Boy Who Came Back: quick answers
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How long is The Boy Who Came Back?
The Boy Who Came Back runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
Does The Boy Who Came Back have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is The Boy Who Came Back on?
The Boy Who Came Back isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 June 1958. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Boy Who Came Back?
If you liked The Boy Who Came Back, try Home, Imperial Dreams, Cardboard Boxer.
Who directed The Boy Who Came Back?
The Boy Who Came Back (1958) was directed by Seijun Suzuki and stars Sachiko Hidari, Akira Kobayashi, Ruriko Asaoka.