Ghost Story of Youth
1955, Japanese. Directed by Kon Ichikawa.
A melodrama of the ups and downs of youth, based on Bunroku Shishi’s popular novel. Chiharu, a ballerina, and Shinichi, a thorough rationalist and childhood friend. A woman named Tomi Funakoshi appears in front of the two, who are thinking of getting married someday.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kon IchikawaDirector
- Izumi AshikawaShinko Fujitani
- Mie KitaharaChiharu Okumura
- So YamamuraTetsuya, father of Chiharu
- Tatsuya MihashiShinichi Utsunomiya
- Yukiko TodorokiChoko, mother of Shinichi
- Hisako YamaneTomi Funakoshi
- Jūkichi UnoKogamata
- Michiko SagaFudekoma
- Koreya SendaTakaya Okumura
- Tanie KitabayashiNanny at Okumura's
- Osamu TakizawaAkuzawa
- Kō MishimaCast
Details
- Released
- 19 April 1955
- Original title
- 青春怪談
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Natto Wada
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Ghost Story of Youth runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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Ghost Story of Youth isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 April 1955. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Ghost Story of Youth?
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Who directed Ghost Story of Youth?
Ghost Story of Youth (1955) was directed by Kon Ichikawa and stars Izumi Ashikawa, Mie Kitahara, So Yamamura.