The Ambitious Youth
As descendent of famed fishmonger Isshin Tasuke, young feisty Ishii Tasuke uses his talent to flourish his employer’s food business.
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Cast
32 people
Katsuo Nakamura
Tasuke Ishii / Isshin Tasuke
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Yoshiko Mita
Nakako Miyagawa
Also in
Nagi's Long Vacation
Samaritan Zatoichi
Masaru Satô
Tadashi Sawashima
Kazusa Takazawa
Hitomi Nakahara
Also in
All My Children
Kimi no na wa
Osamu Tanaka
Motonari Wakai
Naoko Kubo
Naoko
Known for
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Katsuhiko Taguchi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Mitsuo Aoi
Also in
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
The Yellow Handkerchief
Yozo Uchida
Tadashi Sawashima Director · Motonari Wakai Screenplay Masaru Satō Composer
First release June 3, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Production Toei Tokyo
Production
Toei Company
Production
Toei Tokyo
Production
Japan
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Original title
サラリーマン一心太助
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 3, 1962
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