A Story of Yonosuke

A Story of Yonosuke

2013160 min7.2 / 10

A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age story set in 1980s Tokyo that follows an ordinary young man navigating university, relationships, and self-discovery during Japan's economic boom.

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.

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