One of my earliest memories as a child involves leafing through Life coffee table books. I was already an introverted kid and disappearing into pictures and books was one of the first coping mechanisms I learned. I still like going through the Life archives online and I like the idea of sharing my favorite sets.
This documentation of a coming of age story in Post-World War II Japan has always spoken to me. I love rock music and the ’60s. It’s youth culture rejecting the sins of its fathers and struggling to find its own way. It’s interesting how this particular set of young people set themselves free to rock ‘n’ roll yet their eyes still looked so sad. Anyone who had their own rebellion years can relate, but only a few of us can say that we looked this amazing doing it.
Photos Courtesy of Life Magazine
CAPTION FROM LIFE “Sometimes [Yoko] goes down to the port in Yokohama to watch the ships sail off to the places she only wishes she cold go. At sunset, her ‘day’ begins again.”
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