<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The phrase "gentle youth" reminds me of the <i>Sekai no chushin de</i> franchise (Yukisada Isao directed the 2004 film). The film's wikipedia entry (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates_in_Love">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates_in_Love</a>) places it within the "pure love boom", and again flags the influence of the Korean wave, this time TV shows like <i>Winter Sonata</i>. <div><br></div><div>From what I remember, <i>Sekai no chushin</i>'s nostalgic flashback structure (not to mention weepy, chaste storyline) make it very different in tone to the films you list. Although it eulogises youth, it perhaps isn't particularly aimed at a youth audience (if that's a requirement of a youth genre), so I hope I'm not just muddying the waters!</div><div><br></div><div>Oliver Dew</div><div><div><html><br></html></div></div></body></html>