
The film features the first scene with kissing in a Japanese film. Kiss scenes were encouraged by the American occupiers of Japan following World War II as it encouraged westernization and contrasted with the traditional bow prevalent in that country.
Twenty-Year-Old Youth was directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
Twenty-Year-Old Youth runs for 1h 12min, and was released in 1946.
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