Movie, 1956
Triumphant Song of Youth
46 min, Romance, Comedy, Japan
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.
Cast
13 credited
Akira Takarada
Akio Shimamura
NS
Naomi Shiraishi
Natsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)
Takeshi Sakamoto
Genkichi Ogawa
Kingorō Yanagiya
Kintarō Tagawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)
Yū Fujiki
Coach Saita
KM
Keiko Môri
Yoshiko Aida
Michiyo Tamaki
Emiko (Cabaret waitress)
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Genkichi’s wife
IT
Ichiryusai Teiho
Isohachi Yamamoto
YK
Yayoko Kitano
Fumiko Kawano
Kiyomi Mizunoya
Maid Matsu
Details
DirectorNobuo Aoyagi
WritersHaruo Umeda
Runtime46 min
ReleasedWed, Oct 24, 1956
CountryJapan
IMDBtt28516226
