Young Thugs: Nostalgia
岸和田少年愚連隊・望郷
Synopsis
Nostalgia is Takashi Miike’s favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home and school of a young boy, whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and the loveable. Though containing elements of the sudden and shocking brutality that many associate with this director, Young Thugs – Nostalgia is more concerned with a child’s moment of leaving the internalized world of fantasy, and passing on eagerly to the next stage of life. A wonderful, touching, startling vision that is uniquely Miike’s.
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Young Thugs - Nostalgia Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2009-01-06
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Takashi Miike
- Screenplay & Story
- Masaru Nakamura
- Original Score
- Koji Endo
- Original Title
- 岸和田少年愚連隊・望郷
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Production Studios
- MMI, Marubeni, Sedic, Shochiku, Yoshimoto Kogyo
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Takashi Miike
Masaru Nakamura, Riichi Nakaba
Koji Endo
Hideo Yamamoto
Yasushi Shimamura
Yasuhiko Furusato, Masao Kimura, Toshiaki Nakazawa
Department Leadership Roster
Takashi Miike
Director
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Yasuhiko Furusato
Producer
Masaru Nakamura
Screenplay
Masao Kimura
Producer
Toshiaki Nakazawa
Producer
Koji Endo
Original Music Composer
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What is Young Thugs: Nostalgia about?
Nostalgia is Takashi Miike’s favorite film of his considerable body of work. Including biographical elements, Nostalgia centers around the home and school of a young boy, whose family mix the violent and dysfunctional with the comic and the loveable. Though containing elements of the sudden and shocking brutality that many associate with this director, Young Thugs – Nostalgia is more concerned with a child’s moment of leaving the internalized world of fantasy, and passing on eagerly to the next stage of life. A wonderful, touching, startling vision that is uniquely Miike’s.
Who directed Young Thugs: Nostalgia?
Young Thugs: Nostalgia was directed by Takashi Miike.
Who stars in Young Thugs: Nostalgia?
The principal cast of Young Thugs: Nostalgia includes Naoto Takenaka, Yuki Nagata, Saki Takaoka, Toshikazu Nakaba, Akihiro Shimizu.
When was Young Thugs: Nostalgia released and how long is it?
Young Thugs: Nostalgia was released in 1998 with a total runtime of 1h 34m.
Who composed the musical score for Young Thugs: Nostalgia?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Young Thugs: Nostalgia was composed by Koji Endo.