Days of Youth

is a Japanese comedy film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It is the oldest known surviving film by the director. The film tells of two friends from a university (played by Ichirō Yūki and Tatsuo Saitō) who vie for the attention of the same girl (Junko Matsui) during a skiing trip. Cast Ichirō Yūki as Bin Watanabe (a student) Tatsuo Saitō as Shūichi Yamamoto (a student) Junko Matsui as Chieko Chōko Iida as Chieko's mother Eiko Takamatsu as Landlady Shōichi Kofujita as Shōji (her son) Ichirō Ōkuni as Professor Anayama Takeshi Sakamoto as Professor Shin'ichi Himori as Hatamoto (a student) Fusao Yamada as Kobayashi (a student) Chishū Ryū as Student References