Days of Youth

Days of Youth
Directed byYasujirō Ozu
Written byAkira Fushimi
Yasujirō Ozu
StarringIchirō Yūki
Tatsuo Saitō
Junko Matsui
CinematographyHideo Shigehara
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 13 April 1929 (1929-04-13)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguagesSilent film
Japanese intertitles

Days of Youth (学生（がくせい）ロマンス 若（わか）き日（ひ）, Gakusei Romance: Wakaki hi) is a Japanese silent comedy film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It is the oldest known surviving film by the director.[1] The film tells of two friends from a university (played by Ichirō Yūki and Tatsuo Saitō) who vie for the attention of the same girl (Junko Matsui) during a skiing trip.

Cast

Reception

The British Film Institute listed Days of Youth as the best Japanese film of 1929, describing it as "an outstandingly creative intersection of various styles and genres" which echoed "Ernst Lubitsch's sophisticated comedy and Harold Lloyd's ludic humour".[2]

References

  1. ↑ Stuart Galbraith IV. "Days of Youth DVD review". Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  2. ↑ Fujiki, Hideaki (14 May 2020). "A great Japanese film for every year – from 1925 to now". British Film Institute. Retrieved 15 June 2026.


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