A False Student

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A False Student (偽大学生, Nise daigakusei) is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Yasuzō Masumura. It is based on the story Gisho no toki by Japanese writer Kenzaburō Ōe.[1][3][4]

A False Student
Directed byYasuzō Masumura
Written by
Produced byYūkō Nakaizumi
StarringAyako Wakao
CinematographyHiroshi Murai
Edited byTatsuji Nakashizu
Music byToshirō Mayuzumi
Production
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Distributed byDaiei
Release date
  • 8 October 1960 (1960-10-08)
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Running time
94 minutes[1][2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

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For the fourth time in a row, Hikoichi has failed to pass the exams to enter a prestigious university. He lies to his mother, a shop owner and widow who hopes for a brighter future for her son, that he passed the exams, and walks around in a student's uniform, pretending to be a freshman. When student activist leader Soratani is arrested by the police, he mistakes Hikoichi for a fellow student and orders him to bring the news of his arrest to his zengakuren comrades. Hikoichi, eager to be accepted by the activists as one of them, and trying to impress student Mutsuko, participates in a rally where many protestors are arrested. After his quick dismissal by the police, who realise that he is neither a student nor a political agitator, the activists suspect Hikoichi to be an informant.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "偽大学生 (A False Student)". Kinema Junpo (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "偽大学生 (A False Student)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "偽大学生 (A False Student)". kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ Sharp, Jasper (18 January 2008). "A False Student". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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