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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 988

I Flunked, But...

193065 minJapan

Synopsis

Takahashi and his friends plan to pass their college examination with notes hidden on his shirt. A trip to the laundry ruins the scheme. While the unsuccessful students return to their familiar routine, their graduating roommates discover that a diploma does not guarantee a job. Ozu turns an examination mishap into a comedy about the uncertain rewards of growing up.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Japanese.
This copy runs: 61:33
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: Japanese. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Yasujirō Ozu · Public domain

Cast

Tatsuo Saitō

DirectorsYasujirō Ozu

Historical context

Made during Ozu's early period at Shochiku, the film belongs to his group of comedies about students and working life. Chishu Ryu, later central to the director's cinema, appears in an early substantial role.

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Tatsuo Saitō — Shōchiku; Shōchiku · Public domain

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