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Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate from Hokkaido, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit packer in a department store as part of a government programme. One participant after another quits, and so does Yamada.
Feb 20, 2021 · Based on a real-life case, Kaneto Shindo’s Live Today, Die Tomorrow provides a complex and yet frustrating examination of disaffected youth. Michio graduates from “middle school” and along with all the boys of his class is shipped on a government work program from Hokkaido where there are no jobs to Tokyo.
Overview. Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme. He takes a gun from a house on an American base and uses it to kill several people. The scene changes to Yamada's childhood. Yamada is born the child of a reprobate and a weak-willed woman.
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Live Today, Die Tomorrow! 1970 Drama | Suspense/Thriller. 62% Michio Yamada (Daijiro Yamada), a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of...
- Kaneto Shindō
- Kiwako Taichi
Runtime 2h. Director Kaneto Shindō. Writers Shozo Matsuda (screenplay) + 2 more. Country Japan. Languages Japanese. Studio Kindai Eiga Kyokai. Genres Thriller. Michio Yamada, a recent school graduate, is sent to Tokyo to work as a fruit-packer in a department store as part of a government programme.
Live Today, Die Tomorrow. by Jasper Sharp. A prolific screenwriter whose early credits includes films by Kenji Mizoguchi and Keisuke Kinoshita, Kaneto Shindo emerged as a director in the 1950s as one of the pioneers of Japanese independent production.
