Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
若人の凱歌
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Cast

Akira Takarada as Akio Shimamura

Akira Takarada

Akio Shimamura

Naomi Shiraishi as Natsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)

Naomi Shiraishi

Natsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)

Takeshi Sakamoto as Genkichi Ogawa

Takeshi Sakamoto

Genkichi Ogawa

Kingorō Yanagiya as Kintarō Tagawa

Kingorō Yanagiya

Kintarō Tagawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa as Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)

Yū Fujiki as Coach Saita

Yū Fujiki

Coach Saita

Keiko Môri as Yoshiko Aida

Keiko Môri

Yoshiko Aida

Michiyo Tamaki as Emiko (Cabaret waitress)

Michiyo Tamaki

Emiko (Cabaret waitress)

Atsuko Ichinomiya as Genkichi’s wife

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Genkichi’s wife

Ichiryusai Teiho as Isohachi Yamamoto

Ichiryusai Teiho

Isohachi Yamamoto

Yayoko Kitano as Fumiko Kawano

Yayoko Kitano

Fumiko Kawano

Kiyomi Mizunoya as Maid Matsu

Kiyomi Mizunoya

Maid Matsu

Kunie Tanaka as

Kunie Tanaka

Production Companies

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