New - No Longer Human

Drama · 1978

Based on the novel by Osamu Dazai and distributed by ATG. The story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title) and goes down the stairs to self-destruction step by step.

Starring

Hiroshi Ohmori, Mutsuo Naganuma, Osamu Dazai, Leo Morimoto, Shun Ueda, Yasushi Suzuki, Kôhei Yoshidome, Tappei Shimokawa, Kôhei Yoshidome, Shinobu Asaji, Tatsuo Kobayashi

Director

Kôhei Yoshidome