A college football star gets caught in a scandal involving a geisha teacher, endangering his team’s season and his family’s honor—until a last-minute comeback restores both.
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Shun'ichi Segi
Kōkichi
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Kumi Mizuno
Kimiko
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Kenji Sahara
Shimamura
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Rodan
Keiko Yanagawa
Kosuzu
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Bokuzen Hidari
Kōbei
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Fumie Noguchi
Nana
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Nadao Kirino
Toshio
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Shin Kitajima
Shōichi
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Ginza Tomboy
Michino Yokoyama
Hinako
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Murasaki Fujima
Komako
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Zeko Nakamura
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Tsutomu Nakamura Director · Tokuhei Wakao Screenplay Hachiro Matsui Composer
First release February 10, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 若旦那大いに頑張る
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TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
若旦那大いに頑張る
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
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Japan · February 10, 1959
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