Good-for-Nothing

You're a restless youth drifting through postwar Japan. You meet a woman tied to privilege, and she sees something worth saving in you. But the lure of easy money proves hard to resist. Yoshida's debut is pure Japanese New Wave. It leaves a hollow ache.

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Yoshishige Yoshida directed Good-for-Nothing in 1960. See Yoshishige Yoshida's full filmography, where to start with Yoshishige Yoshida, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yoshishige Yoshida.

Good-for-Nothing was released in 1960 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 88 minutes.