– Boy 1969
– Shônen (original title)
– 1h 37 min. | Drama | 9 April 1970 (USA)
Storyline:
A young boy reluctantly aids his swindling father in a threatening scam.
User review:
“Boy” (“Shônen”) from director Nagisa Ôshima is based on a true story about some horrible people. It focuses on a young boy (about age 10) and his pathetic life. His father is a lazy, violent jerk. His step-mother is very, very dependent and puts up with the violence. But worse, she ‘works’ to earn money for the family–money earned by faking accidents by walking in front of cars and then shaking down the drivers for quick settlements. Eventually, these lovely parents get the boy into the act–and he soon becomes bumped and bruised all over because of these falls. To avoid detection, they move about Japan like nomads. To cope with all this, the boy has an active fantasy life but he also seems very depressed and lost.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima
Writer: Tsutomu Tamura (screenplay)
Stars: Fumio Watanabe, Akiko Koyama, Toshi Amatsu.
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 9 April 1970 (USA)
Also Known As: Boy
Filming Locations: Akita, Japan.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063876/
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media
Codec ID : isom (isom/iso2/avc1/mp41)
File size : 1.62 GiB
Duration : 1 h 37 min
Overall bit rate : 2 384 kb/s