

The Origin of Twenty Years Old
1973, Japanese. Directed by Kenjirô Ohmori.
On June 24, 1969, Etsuko Takano, a 20-year-old third-year student at Ritsumeikan University, jumped in front of a train and died instantly. She left no suicide note, but did leave over a dozen diaries. This film is based on her writings.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 27 October 1973
- Original title
- 二十歳の原点
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Takako Shigemori, Shirō Moritani
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The Origin of Twenty Years Old runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Origin of Twenty Years Old isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 October 1973. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Origin of Twenty Years Old?
The Origin of Twenty Years Old (1973) was directed by Kenjirô Ohmori and stars Yuriko Sumi, Masaaki Daimon, Takeo Chii.