Triumphant Song of Youth
1956 · 46 min
Romance · Comedy
Swimmers Akio and Natsuko train hard for national competition while Natsuko struggles with family chaos — her father’s affair and her mother’s push for an arranged marriage. Pretending to date teammate Akio to escape pressure, Natsuko soon realizes her feelings are real.
Crew
- Director Nobuo Aoyagi
- Screenplay Haruo Umeda
- Director of Photography Seiichi Endo
Cast
Akira Takarada
Akio Shimamura
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Naomi Shiraishi
Natsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)
Takeshi Sakamoto
Genkichi Ogawa
Kingorō Yanagiya
Kintarō Tagawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)
Yū Fujiki
Coach Saita
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Keiko Môri
Yoshiko Aida
Michiyo Tamaki
Emiko (Cabaret waitress)
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Genkichi’s wife
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Ichiryusai Teiho
Isohachi Yamamoto
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Yayoko Kitano
Fumiko Kawano
Kiyomi Mizunoya
Maid Matsu
Crew
- Director — Nobuo Aoyagi
- Screenplay — Haruo Umeda
- Director of Photography — Seiichi Endo
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