The Bride is Fifteen
1h 19m
Hanayome wa Jūgo-sai, directed by Mio Ezaki and distributed by Nikkatsu, stars Masako Izumi and Ken Yamauchi. The high-key pink background and casual photographic portrait embody Nikkatsu’s 1960s youth-film aesthetic. Clean, hopeful, and pop-oriented. The large white title, handwritten for a softer impression, injects playful energy that contrasts with the strict vertical text blocks. As Japan’s youth culture blossomed after the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, posters like this captured the spirit of romance and rebellion marketed to teenage audiences. The vivid color palette and carefree composition signal a stylistic shift from postwar black-and-white melodrama to the vibrant optimism of modern Technicolor cinema.
Cast
Ken Yamauchi
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Masako Izumi
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Eijirō Tōno
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Tomoko Naraoka
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Toshio Takahara
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki
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Masami Shimojō
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Eimei Esumi
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Toshio Sugiyama
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Minako Katsuki
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Kotoe Hatsui
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Nobuo Kawakami
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Ikunosuke Koizumi
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Keisuke Yukioka
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Masahiro Kinoshita
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Tomio Aoki
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Mizuho Suzuki
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Ichiro Kijima
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Hiroshi Ichimura
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Yasuhiro Kameyama
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Tokuhei Miyahara
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Jōji Ehara
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Takashi Nomura
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Shirō Yanase
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Mieko Nishio
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Yōko Yamamoto
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Fumiko Arita
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Fusako Tsujino
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Hiromi Katô
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恩田恵子
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Shizuko Yoshida
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Chigusa Takayama
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Masaaki Honme
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Toshizō Kudō
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Yasuo Itoga
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Shingo Ishioka
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Tadao Kojima
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Tatsuya Hamaguchi
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Katsumi Ishizaki
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Shinzō Shibata
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Kokan Katsura
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Jirô Horisaki
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Kiyoaki Takekawa
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荒川久美子
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Yoji Yamaguchi
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Sanpei Mine
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