Nasu Shonenki (2008)

8.0/10 • 115 min • Drama

Overview

Set in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture in 1954, movie tells the tale of 14 year old boys: their friendships, fights among friends, and rebellions against the school. It also tells the story of the adults who live around the boys. This is a nostalgic, bitter, and sentimental journey into lives in the post-war environment.

Cast

Taiga Nakano

Osamu

Kenta Tsukada

Akira

Shûko

Aya Hirayama

Teacher Otsuki

Atsuko Maeda

Megumi Sasahara

Tetta Sugimoto

Teacher Hotta

Toshiyuki Kitami

Jupei

Hairi Katagiri

Tome

Lily

Fukuske

Shiro Tsubuyaki

Uranari

Miyu Ehara

Mitsuko Yamamoto

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