Young Guy in the South Pacific (1967)
The 10th film in the Wakadaisho series, the Young Ace Yuichi Tanuma travels to Hawaii to train in deep-sea navigation. The Young Ace comes to the rescue of various women in peril, teaches a would-be restauranteur how to make sukiyaki, thwarts the romantic aspirations of his rival Ao Daisho, and competes in the finals of the Japan Judo Championship at the Nippon Budokan. Shot across various locations across Hawaii, Tahiti, Saipan, and Tokyo.
Director: Kengo Furusawa
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Yūzō Kayama as Yuichi Tanuma |
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Yuriko Hoshi as Sumiko Nishina |
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Kunie Tanaka as Shinjiro Ishiyama |
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Ichirō Arishima as Kyutaro Tanuma |
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Chōko Iida as Riki Tanuma |
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Bibari Maeda as Yumiko Arita |
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Machiko Naka as Teruko Tanuma |
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Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Satoshi Eguchi |
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Bokuzen Hidari as Arita Hidezo |
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Ryuji Kita as Professor Takaishi |
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Nadao Kirino as Matsuura Senpai |
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Naoya Kusakawa as Hotta |
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Kazuko Tani as Yoshie |
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Mitsuko Matsubara as Etsuko Osaki |
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Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Yukiko Arita |
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Yasuo Araki as Hanatani |
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Tamami Urayama as Fusako |
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Kentaro Watanabe as Live announcer |
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Linda Popsty as Kitty |
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Diane Waller as Dany |
| Directing | Kengo Furusawa | Director |
| Writing | Yasuo Tanami | Writer |
| Production | Kazuo Kamitani | Producer |
| Editing | Ryôhei Fujii | Editor |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Camera | Yoshimitsu Banno | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Art | Yoshifumi Honda | Production Design |
| Sound | Ken'ichirô Morioka | Music |
| Crew | Senkichi Nagai | Cinematography |