Triumphant Song of Youth (1956)

Director: Nobuo Aoyagi

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

Akio Shimamura

Naomi Shiraishi

Natsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)

Takeshi Sakamoto

Genkichi Ogawa

Kingorō Yanagiya

Kintarō Tagawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)

Yū Fujiki

Coach Saita

Keiko Môri

Yoshiko Aida

Michiyo Tamaki

Emiko (Cabaret waitress)

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Genkichi’s wife

Ichiryusai Teiho

Isohachi Yamamoto