Romance ·Comedy · Japan · 1956 · 46m

Triumphant Song of Youth

若人の凱歌

Director

Cast

Akira Takarada as Akio Shimamura Naomi Shiraishi as Natsuko (Kintarō’s daughter) Takeshi Sakamoto as Genkichi Ogawa Kingorō Yanagiya as Kintarō Tagawa Nijiko Kiyokawa as Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife) Yū Fujiki as Coach Saita

Crew

Seiichi Endo — Director of Photography Kazuji Taira — Editor Haruo Umeda — Screenplay Ryo Takei — Producer Ichirō Satō — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Nobuo Aoyagi Director Seiichi Endo Director of Photography Kazuji Taira Editor Haruo Umeda Screenplay Ryo Takei Producer Ichirō Satō Producer

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