Bad Boys (1961 film)
| Bad Boys | |
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 The Japanese Poster. | |
| Directed by | Susumu Hani |
| Written by | Susumu Hani |
| Based on | Bad Boys by Aiko Jinushi |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Mitsuji Kanau |
| Music by | Toru Takemitsu |
Production company | Iwanami Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Bad Boys (不良少年, Furyō shōnen) is a 1961 Japanese film written and directed by Susumu Hani, and based on the novel of the same name by Aiko Jinushi about juvenile delinquents. Since Hani had a background in documentary, he shot Bad Boys, his first feature-length fiction film, in a documentary style, using "nonprofessional actors, black and white, hand-held cinematography, and location shooting."[1] It was voted the best film of 1961 in the poll of film critics by Kinema Junpo[2] and has been considered one of the films to launch the Japanese New Wave.[3] Hani was given the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for directing the film,[4] and Toru Takemitsu was given the Mainichi Film Award for best film score for his work on Bad Boys and Mozu.[5]
References
- ^ Desser, David (1988). Eros Plus Massacre. Indiana University Press. pp. 62. ISBN 0-253-31961-7.
- ^ 1961年度キネマ旬報ベストテン. Cinema 1987 (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Bad Boys". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "New Directors Award". Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Konkūru no rekishi: 1961". Mainichi Eiga Konkūru (in Japanese). Mainichi Shinbun. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
External links
- Bad Boys at IMDb
- Furyō shōnen (in Japanese) at the Japanese Cinema Database
- Furyō shōnen (in Japanese) in the database of the National Film Center
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