The Tempters: Smile After Tears(1969)

Layabout teen Shoken is dissatisfied with his nagging single mother and bullies at school. He and his friends decide to form a cool rock band, but a tragic discovery about his family weighs on Shoken heavily.

Genre: Music, Comedy, Drama

Director: Seiichirô Uchikawa

Actors: Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Yuji Matsuzaki, Noboru Takahisa, Michiyo Aratama, Hisano Yamaoka

Release date: 1969-03-29

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 21m