The Age of Beginnings
1947, Japanese. Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki.
A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo at night by walking and observing it. He gets into the right frame of mind by dressing the part as a vagrant with not a penny to his name. He gets into trouble ending up at the police station slammer overnight. He has no material to write about and, with his assignment unfulfilled, faces a cross editor.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kiyoshi SaekiDirector
- Susumu FujitaGoro Asahina
- Setsuko HaraMiyako Tomoda
- Den ObinataEditor (as Den Obinata)
- Ureo EgawaBrother-In-law Kohei
- Sōji KiyokawaSecond Editor
- Atsuko IchinomiyaOlder Sister Kimiko
- Satoko DateTsutako
- Yūnosuke ItōWriter Matsuura
- Zenichiro KitoYanosuke Maejima
- Ko YamamuroWriter Nemoto (as Ko Yamamuro)
- Mitsuko YoshikawaOlder Sister Machiko
Details
- Released
- 15 July 1947
- Original title
- かけ出し時代
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryûji Nagami
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The Age of Beginnings runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The Age of Beginnings isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 July 1947. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Age of Beginnings, try House of Bamboo, Gantz: Perfect Answer, Gate of Flesh.
Who directed The Age of Beginnings?
The Age of Beginnings (1947) was directed by Kiyoshi Saeki and stars Susumu Fujita, Setsuko Hara, Den Obinata.