Shônen 1969

Synopsis:

A family of four lives off of scams in which they pretend to be injured by automobiles. After suffering an injury during the war, the father believes he is an invalid. He and his wife have a 10-year-old boy and another, younger boy. The adults pretend to be injured by autos in crowded traffic, blackmailing the fearful motorists with threats to call in the police.

Directed by: Nagisa Ōshima
Written by: Tsutomu Tamura
Runtime: 98 minutes
Cast:
Fumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
Father 
Akiko Koyama
Akiko Koyama
Stepmother 
Tetsuo Abe
Tetsuo Abe
Boy 
Takeshi Kinoshota
Takeshi Kinoshota
Younger brother 
Do-yun Yu
Do-yun Yu
Victim 
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Also known as:
  • Boy
  • Il bambino
  • The Boy