No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 1h 50m movie Film Japan

No Regrets for Our Youth

わが青春に悔なし

Synopsis

わが青春に悔なし

Yukie, the well-bred daughter of a university professor, is shocked when her father is relieved of his post for his political teachings during a purge of anti-militarism in pre-war Kyoto. Years go by as she is courted by two of her father's former students; one a fiery leftist, the other more moderate and equable.

The 1945–1947 Japan Window

8 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. No Regrets for Our Youth sits at position #4.

  1. One Wonderful Sunday
    #1

    One Wonderful Sunday

    ★ 7.3 · 1947

  2. Utamaro and His Five Women
    #2

    Utamaro and His Five Women

    ★ 7.2 · 1946

  3. Snow Trail
    #3

    Snow Trail

    ★ 7.2 · 1947

  4. No Regrets for Our Youth

    #4

    No Regrets for Our Youth

    ★ 6.8 · 1946

  5. The Ball at the Anjo House
    #5

    The Ball at the Anjo House

    ★ 6.7 · 1947

  6. Sanshiro Sugata Part Two
    #6

    Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

    ★ 6.2 · 1945

  7. The Sword
    #7

    The Sword

    ★ 5.8 · 1945

  8. Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors
    #8

    Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors

    ★ 4.1 · 1945

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with No Regrets for Our Youth. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 1940s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1940s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when No Regrets for Our Youth premiered. 20 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
65
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,526 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,109 of 1,933 (top 57%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies TOHO
Runtime 1h 50m
Release Date October 29, 1946
IMDb tt0039090

Themes & Motifs

  • student protest
  • kyoto
  • japan
  • 1930s
  • flower arrangements

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