The Tempters: Smile After Tears (1969)
Original title: ザ・テンプターズ 涙のあとに微笑みを
The Tempters: Smile After Tears is a 1969 Japanese-language music movie directed by Seiichiro Uchikawa, with a running time of 1h 21m. It stars Kenichi Hagiwara, Yuji Matsuzaki and Noboru Takahisa.
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.