Japan Release: 1970
Running Time: 117 minutes |
Live Today, Die Tomorrow!
Japanese Title
裸の十九才
[Hadaka no Jukyusai]
Distributor: Production:
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Toho
Kindai Eiga Kyokai |
After graduating high school, Michio Yamada becomes part of the Shudan Shushoku in Tokyo. This group, a government program for youths deemed unfit for university, puts Yamada to work as a fruit packer in a department store. He leaves the job, though, after a coworker is fired for arguing with a customer. Disenchanted, Yamada tells his coworkers he will start a new life in Hawaii and steals a gun from an American base. Later, the teen becomes mesmerized by a lavish party at a hotel, watching from outside. When a security guard attempts to move him, he uses the gun to commit his first murder. As Yamada goes on a killing spree, a media frenzy focuses on the senseless acts. Through looking at his history, a tale of troubled, impoverished upbringings is uncovered. This includes being abandoned by his father, his family barley making ends meet with eight kids, and witnessing the rape of his sister...
Live Action
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