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Good-for-Nothing
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Good-for-Nothing

1960-07-05 · 88 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Crime

Yoshida's first feature follows the lives of young students against a background of jazz, emptiness and boredom. The plot is fairly simple: a "good-for-nothing" from a poor background falls in love with the young secretary of his rich friend's father. The woman senses good in him and tries to lead him on the right path.

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Directors
Yoshishige Yoshida
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Masahiko TsugawaMasahiko Tsugawa
Yūsuke KawazuYūsuke KawazuToshio Akiyama
Hizuru TakachihoHizuru TakachihoIkuko Makino
Junichiro YamashitaJunichiro YamashitaMorishita
Yosuke HayashiFujieda
Kakuko ChinoKakuko ChinoHisako Makino
Fumio WatanabeFumio Watanabe
Masao MishimaMasao MishimaKensaku Kitajima
Shōji YasuiShōji Yasui
Hiromi SakakiHiromi Sakaki
Kei SatōKei Satō
Keizo Sasagawa
Keiko WakabaMidori
Yôji DokiExecutive A
Isao SuenagaIsao SuenagaExecutive B
Noboru Endo
Masanao Kawakane
Kenji Tsukishima
Yoshihide Satō
Koji Morito

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