Romantic melodrama about the loves and adventures of Kageyama (Takarada) and his fellow oarsmen at Meikyo University.
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Akira Takarada
Katsumi Kageyama
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Shūe Matsubayashi Director · Katsuya Susaki Screenplay
First release September 30, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Original title 大学の人気者
Production
TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
大学の人気者
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 30, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
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