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Release Date:
May 17, 1956
Original Title:
太陽の季節
Alternate Titles:
Taiyo no kisetsu
Production Companies:
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 89
The film tells the story of a group of high school boxing team members who spend their days drinking, sailing and chasing girls, and who more often than not spend their nights getting into brawls. In particular, it focuses upon Tatsuya, a sullen young man, who falls in love with Eiko, a proud upper-class girl.
Art Direction:
Takashi Matsuyama
Director:
Takumi Furukawa
Director of Photography:
Saburō Isayama
Editor:
Masanori Tsujii
Executive Producer:
Takiko Mizunoe
Lighting Technician:
Toshio Mori
Novel:
Shintarō Ishihara
Original Music Composer:
Masaru Satō
Screenplay:
Takumi Furukawa
Sound Recordist:
Fumio Hashimoto
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