Triumphant Song of Youth

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.

Directed by Nobuo Aoyagi

Top 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

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