Triumphant Song of Youth
October 24, 1956•0h 46m
RomanceComedy
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.
Director
Nobuo AoyagiWriters
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
Kunie Tanaka