With one year left until graduation, college student Keiko marries her newly employed partner Noboru, only to face family disapproval and financial hardship. As household duties and upcoming exams strain their young marriage, the couple must lean on each other to overcome early adult challenges.
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Cast
15 people
Kyōko Kagawa
Keiko Hiyoshi (Student Wife)
Known for
High and Low
Sansho the Bailiff
Meiko Nakamura
Akiko Kanda (College Student, Keiko’s Friend)
Also in
Jack and the Witch
Kitty's Studio
Isao Kimura
Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
Known for
Seven Samurai
High and Low
Akira Takarada
Tadashi Baba (Rugby Team Captain)
Known for
Godzilla
King Kong Escapes
Machiko Kitagawa
Michiko Kawakami (Company Clerk)
Known for
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Sound of the Mountain
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Takeo Murata (Student Husband)
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Momoko Kôchi
Yoshiko Okamoto (Junior College Student)
Known for
Godzilla
The Mysterians
Kenji Sahara
Tatsuo Yamashita (Junior Male Student)
Known for
All Monsters Attack
Rodan
Kamatari Fujiwara
Matsunosuke Hiyoshi (Noboru’s Father)
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Haruya Katō
Tadashi Sugiyama (Student Detective)
Known for
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
Frankenstein Conquers the World
藤井洋子
Toshiko Murata (Student Wife)
No other roles listed
Akira Sera
Section Chief (Noboru’s Boss)
Known for
Shōgun
Toshio Sugie Director · Kihan Nagase Screenplay Yoshiyuki Kozu Screenplay
First release February 26, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Production Tokyo Eiga
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TOHO
Production
Tokyo Eiga
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Japan
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Original title
奥様は大学生
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 26, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
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