The Start of Life (1965)
A young girl in an industrial town is saving her money to enter college. But her drunken father loses his job, her mother cannot make ends meet, and then the boy she likes loses everything when his factory fails. She takes all her savings out of the bank and offers them to him to make a new start. He refuses at first but eventually agrees and so she goes back to school to tell her teacher that she has decided not to continue college, that she is young and strong, and can make her own way in life.
Director: Takashi Nomura
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 99 min
Release Date: April 29, 1965
Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga - Jun Ishiguro
- Mitsuo Hamada - Katsumi Tsukamoto
- Yumiko Nogawa - Yuriko
- Mamoru Matsubara - Takayuki Ishiguro
- Mieko Nishio - Nonko
- Yoko Minakaze
- Tomoko Hamakawa
- Michiko Sasamori
- Toyo Fukuda
- Mugihito
Screenplay
- Chiyo Hayafune (Original Story)
- Tsutomu Tamura (Screenplay)
Music: Riichirō Manabe
Cinematography: Minoru Yokoyama
Editing: Akira Suzuki
Production: Nikkatsu Corporation
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
More Films by Director: Takashi Nomura
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Start of Life about?
- A young girl in an industrial town is saving her money to enter college. But her drunken father loses his job, her mother cannot make ends meet, and then the boy she likes loses everything when his factory fails. She takes all her savings out of the bank and offers them to him to make a new start. He refuses at first but eventually agrees and so she goes back to school to tell her teacher that she has decided not to continue college, that she is young and strong, and can make her own way in life.
- Who directed The Start of Life?
- The Start of Life was directed by Takashi Nomura.
- Who stars in The Start of Life?
- The Start of Life stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuo Hamada, Yumiko Nogawa, Mamoru Matsubara, Mieko Nishio, Yoko Minakaze.
- How long is The Start of Life?
- The Start of Life has a runtime of 1h 39m (99 minutes).
- What genre is The Start of Life?
- The Start of Life is a Drama film.
- Where was The Start of Life produced?
- The Start of Life was produced in Japan.