Most know of Itami for his quirky 80s comedies but he was an actor for many years and this was his directing debut 20 years earlier. A 30 minute short which seems very influenced by the French New Wave. A group of young Japanese hang out together and mostly have fun. They shot rubber band guns at targets, read every sign they can see from a train, try to learn French, imagine a fancy house has 2 beautiful sisters inside. All guys with one girlfriend in tow. One owns a small shop. That's about it. Filmed in black and white, cinema verite style. Fun and irreverent. I guess a look at the new generation of Japanese in the early 60s. The war is long over, the society now affords young men with some money to be indulgent. The shop owner talks about being an illegal cab driver but that's about it for money problems. The girlfriend is unsatisfied by her inattentive boyfriend. That's about it for conflict. So some may find this boring or brilliant depending on your cinematic knowledge.
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