Young People

Based on an original story by Yojiro Ishizaka, this well-made drama is set in a Christian school in a beautiful northern harbor town. Teacher Masaki (Obinata) speaks up for Keiko, one of the girls at the school, every time she causes problems because he feels sorry for her, a child born out of wedlock. Sumi (Natsukawa), one of Masaki’s colleagues and who is secretly in love with him, strongly disagrees with him about Keiko. Then Sumi hears a rumor that Keiko is pregnant with Masaki's child . . . .

• Shirō ToyodaDirector
• Naoyuki HattaScreenplay

• Den ObinataTeacher Masaki
• Haruyo IchikawaKeiko Enami
• Yuriko HanabusaKeiko's mother Hatsu
• Isamu YamaguchiTeacher Sasaki
• Toshiko ItōTeacher Yamagata
• Chitose HayashiHashimoto's mother-in-law
• Shizue NatsukawaTeacher Hashimoto