Japan / Jul 15, 1947
The Age of Beginnings (1947)
Directed by Kiyoshi Saeki
1h 21minruntime
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Plot
A newly hired daily newspaper writer covering the society beat receives an assignment to cover Tokyo at night by walking and observing it. He gets into the right frame of mind by dressing the part as a vagrant with not a penny to his name. He gets into trouble ending up at the police station slammer overnight. He has no material to write about and, with his assignment unfulfilled, faces a cross editor.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yūnosuke Itō | Writer Matsuura |
| Zenichiro Kito | Yanosuke Maejima |
| Ko Yamamuro | Writer Nemoto (as Ko Yamamuro) |
| Mitsuko Yoshikawa | Older Sister Machiko |
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | かけ出し時代 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shintoho Company |
| Release date | 15 luglio 1947 |
| Production | Masanobu Takeyama |
| Writer | Ryûji Nagami, Yukio Togawa |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Suzuki |
| Assistant directors | Kiyoshi Saeki |
| Lighting | Kenzo Ginya |
| Camera operators | Hiroshi Suzuki |
| Additional photography | Hiroshi Suzuki |
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| Production design | Tomoo Shimogawara |
| Art direction | Tomoo Shimogawara |
| Set decoration | Tomoo Shimogawara |
| Music | Fumio Hayasaka, Isamu Suzuki |
| Sound | Isamu Suzuki, Fumio Hayasaka |
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