If You Were Young: Rage (1970)

Synopsis: Known more for his invigorating and stylish yakuza films, acclaimed Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku turns to everyday realism with this powerful commentary on postwar Japan. IF YOU WERE YOUNG:... Known more for his invigorating and stylish yakuza films, acclaimed Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku turns to everyday realism with this powerful commentary on postwar Japan. IF YOU WERE YOUNG: RAGE, follows five hopeful youths who arrive in Tokyo with dreams of a brighter future. What they encounter, instead, is a troubled society that seems intent on destroying them. Fukasaku's film is a startling expose condemning the class and social hypocrisies that plague many postwar nations. [More]

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

Director: Kinji Fukasaku