Swimming Upstream
6.6
One day after school, Kaoru glances at Sonoko at the pool side. He falls in love with her at first sight and decides to join the swimming team even though he cannot swim.
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Cast
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Michitaka Tsutsui
Kaoru
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Midnight Diner
Saki Takaoka
Sonoko
Known for
Midnight Diner
Like a Dragon: Yakuza
Mikihisa Azuma
Nagai
Known for
Gokusen
Kazuko Shirakawa
Babah, Kaoru's Grandmother
Known for
House of Ninjas
Radiance
Tadanobu Asano
Ushi
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Orie Satō
Masae, Sonoko's Mother
Also in
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
A Human Promise
Tomoko Otakara
Ririko
Known for
Rhapsody in August
Kumiko Tsuchiya
Pooh
Known for
ICHI
Masatô Ibu
Kaoru's Teacher
Known for
Empire of the Sun
NiNoKuni
Reiko Yasuhara
Osanai
Known for
Fruits Basket
Now and Then, Here and There
Kinzō Sakura
Yoshio
Known for
Tampopo
A Taxing Woman's Return
Hideki Kondo
Takeda
Jōji Matsuoka Director · Minetarō Mochizuki Author Edozô Mishiba Composer
Worldwide gross $770K · First release June 2, 1990 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$769,832
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
バタアシ金魚
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 2, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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