Triumphant Song of Youth
movie
Released October 24, 1956
Overview
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
Akira Takarada
as
Akio Shimamura
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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
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Keiko Môri
as
Yoshiko Aida
Michiyo Tamaki
as
Emiko (Cabaret waitress)
Atsuko Ichinomiya
as
Genkichi’s wife
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Ichiryusai Teiho
as
Isohachi Yamamoto
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Yayoko Kitano
as
Fumiko Kawano
Kiyomi Mizunoya
as
Maid Matsu
Crew
Nobuo Aoyagi
as
Director
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Haruo Umeda
as
Screenplay
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Hachiro Matsui
as
Music
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Seiichi Endo
as
Director of Photography
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Masaki Ônuma
as
Gaffer
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Hiroshi Ueda
as
Art Direction
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Kenji Nagaoka
as
Sound Recordist
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Ryo Takei
as
Producer
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Ichirō Satō
as
Producer
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Kazuji Taira
as
Editor
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Eiji Iwashiro
as
Assistant Director
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西村俊一
as
Production Manager