New - No Longer Human

Based on the novel by Osamu Dazai and distributed by ATG. The story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title) and goes down the stairs to self-destruction step by step.

Director

Kôhei Yoshidome

Writers

Tatsuo Kobayashi, Osamu Dazai

Released

September 2, 1978

Language

Japanese