On June 24, 1969, Etsuko Takano, a 20-year-old third-year student at Ritsumeikan University, jumped in front of a train and died instantly. She left no suicide note, but did leave over a dozen diaries. This film is based on her writings.
Yuriko Sumi
Etsuko Takano
Masaaki Daimon
Watanabe
Takeo Chii
Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
Masahiko Takano
Taeko Fukuda
Taeko Takano
Yukiko Takabayashi
Yoshiko Takano
Yoshitaka Tanba
Masao Takano
Kyoko Tsuda
The Origin of Twenty Years Old is a drama film released in 1973. Directed by Kenjirô Ohmori, it stars Yuriko Sumi, Masaaki Daimon, Takeo Chii. On June 24, 1969, Etsuko Takano, a 20-year-old third-year student at Ritsumeikan University, jumped in front of a train and died instantly. She left no suicide note, but did leave over a dozen diaries. This film is based on her writings.
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