Silent
. Black and White . 85 minutes
Shochiku Kamata Studio
Written By
Noda Kogo
Cinematography
Mohara Hideo
Atsuta Yuharu
Cast
Egawa Uero (Horino Tetsuo)
Tanaka Kinuyo (Oshige)
Saito Tatsuo (Saiki Taichiro)
Takeda Haruo (Horino Kenzo)
Mizushima Ryotaro (Kanzo, the Uncle)
Ryu Chishu (Shimazaki)
Sakamoto Takeshi (College Janitor)
Iida Choko (Saiki's Mother)
Katsuragi Ayako (Mrs Yamamurai)
Date Satoko (Miss Yamamura)
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Synopsis
Four frat boys try out their cheating gambits
at exams, but their friendship is put to the test
when Horino inherits his late father's business
empire. The other three come groveling for jobs
and Horino helps them cheat at his company's recruitment
test. Horino rejects potential matches to court
Oshige, the waitress every student fancies. Thinking
that Horino is now above her, she has agreed to
marry the poor and wimpy Saiki. Saiki feels he
must give her up, but when Horino finds out, he
gives him a thrashing. The engaged couple marry
and go on a honeymoon with Horino's blessing.
Thoughts from Ozu
I made Where Now Are Dreams of Youth during
the interim of I was Born, Butt..., when a child
star's injury caused a temporary interruption
to the filming. The narrative resembles (Ikeda's)
Tadanao-kyo Gyojyok (The Deeds of Tadanao-kyo).
In these days, despite directing four to five
major productions, I didn't feel too busy. Nowadays,
I only make one film per year, yet I feel I never
have enough time.
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