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Boy (1969)

Original title: 少年

1969-07-26 · 1h 38m · JA
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A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles. After suffering an injury during the war, the father believes he is an invalid. He and his wife have a 10-year-old boy and another, younger boy. The adults pretend to be injured by autos in crowded traffic, blackmailing the fearful motorists with threats to call in the police.

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Nagisa ŌshimaDirector

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Fumio WatanabeFumio WatanabeFatherAkiko KoyamaAkiko KoyamaStepmotherTetsuo AbeTetsuo AbeBoyTakeshi KinoshotaTakeshi KinoshotaYounger brotherDo-yun YuDo-yun YuVictim

Keywords

Child abuseFamily travelsFaked accidents

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityChild Abuse · Family Travels · Faked AccidentsDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamily TravelsDirector preference243917Actor preference373526 · 243916 · 1388979

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What is Boy about?

A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles. After suffering an injury during the war, the father believes he is an invalid. He and his wife have a 10-year-old boy and another, younger boy. The adults pretend to be injured by autos in crowded traffic, blackmailing the fearful motorists with threats to call in the police.

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Boy has a runtime of 98 minutes.

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