Twenty-Year-Old Youth
1946, Japanese. Directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 23 May 1946
- Original title
- はたちの青春
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shôhei Takei, Takao Yanai
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Twenty-Year-Old Youth runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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Twenty-Year-Old Youth isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 May 1946. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Twenty-Year-Old Youth?
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Who directed Twenty-Year-Old Youth?
Twenty-Year-Old Youth (1946) was directed by Yasushi Sasaki and stars Reikichi Kawamura, Toyo Takahashi, Michiko Ikuno.