Easily bored, but still innocent and naive countryside girl discovers partying in Tokyo is a ton of fun. Yakuza-to-be is an acquaintance who tries to rape her, and the typically bland but very-good-here the first boyfriend.
Direction
Furuhata's restless camera chasing youth culture like a jealous documentarian.
Production
Club scenes that genuinely feel like stolen 1964 Life magazine pages.
Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Life magazine article 'The Young Rebellion' was about Western youth culture—Furuhata essentially made a cover band version for Japanese audiences.
Mako Midori was 17 during filming. The film's treatment of her character's sexual vulnerability caused minor censorship headaches.
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