18 Roughs

"A drama about a clash between a responsible lodging house caretaker and a collective protagonist in the form of a pack of adolescents. Experienced shipyard worker Shimazaki gets an offer of free lodging from his employer in the company seaside rest house if he agrees to see to its running. After moving in, Shimazaki finds out that this will also mean taking care of a flock of youngsters, and he soon becomes their none-too-successful warden. At work the boys are disciplined, as soon as they return to their dormitory however they turn into an unmanageable mob. The frustrated caretaker is ready to give up on them but is kept there by the lovely Nobu, the daughter of the barman at his regular evening spot. After taking a trip to the city together and painting the town red, one of the unidentified youngsters rapes Nobu at the dormitory. Not wanting to have to bear the pressure from those around her, the shocked girl moves to another city. Shimazaki doesn’t manage to find out who the culprit is, but he is firmly decided on bringing Nobu back and showing her just how much he cares..." Quoting the synopsis from the 2007 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival site.