Three college friends support swimmer Okubo through family and financial troubles. Junko, a woman he helped, develops feelings for him, while a former classmate reappears. With his friends’ quiet help, Okubo regains focus and wins a major student swimming competition.
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Cast
20 people
Akira Takarada
Takada Shinichi
Known for
Godzilla
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Akira Kubo
Ōkubo Akira
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Destroy All Monsters
Throne of Blood
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Maehara Tatsuo
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Samurai Rebellion
Red Beard
Yōko Tsukasa
Mizuno Junko
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Yojimbo
Samurai Rebellion
Reiko Dan
Nakajima Michiko
Known for
Sanjuro
Red Beard
Michiyo Tamaki
Togami Keiko
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Mitsuko Kusabue
Koshiba Harumi
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Yearning
Jigen Daisuke
Keiju Kobayashi
Yamaoka
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The Return of Godzilla
Sanjuro
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Matsumoto
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Kenji Sahara
Yamada
Known for
All Monsters Attack
Rodan
Kamatari Fujiwara
Ōkubo Reisuke
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Tomoko Matsushima
Nakajima Masako
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Magic Boy
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Nobuo Aoyagi Director · Ryōzō Kasahara Screenplay Seiichi Endo Cinematographer
First release September 22, 1957 · Produced in Japan · Original title 大学の侍たち
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TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
大学の侍たち
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 22, 1957
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No release date listed for United States.
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