The Tragedy of a Young Warrior (1962)
Shortly after the Meiji Restoration, young people devoted to the teachings of Saigo Takamori trained day and night at Seiyun Juku in Kagoshima, Kyushu. Shuntaro Amano (Yukio Hashi) entered the school after going through numerous trials and tribulations, and quickly became known for his outstanding talent. Some time after Shuntaro's admission to school, the daughter of director Shiho (Eriko Sanjo) returns from a trip to Tokyo. Shiho is attracted to the intelligent and caring Shuntaro, and soon they fall in love with each other. However, their feelings for each other are futile, and soon Shiho and Shuntaro find themselves in the vortex of time...
Director:
Masateru Nishiyama
Writers:
Jun Sagara, Tetsurō Yoshida.
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Yukio Hashi as Shuntaro Amano |
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Mako Sanjō as Shiho |
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Shigeru Amachi as |
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Michiko Sugata as |
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Yutaka Nakamura as |
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Tatsuya Ishiguro as |
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Yūji Hamada as |
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Ichirō Takakura as |
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Saburo Date as |
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Shintarō Nanjō as |
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Mineko Yorozuyo as |
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Yotaro Yajima as |
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Ikkei Tamaki as |
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Kuniichi Takami as |
| Writing | Jun Sagara | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tadashi Yoshida | Music |
| Directing | Masateru Nishiyama | Director |
| Writing | Tetsurō Yoshida | Screenplay |
| Camera | Senkichirō Takeda | Director of Photography |