Young Lovers (1959)
Engineer Shuichi defies his wealthy family to live with bar hostess Kazuyo, whose loyalty to her struggling family complicates their love. As class, pride, and temptation test them, true affection proves stronger than circumstance.
Director:
Yasuki Chiba
Writer:
Ryōzō Kasahara
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Akira Takarada as Shuichi Nozaki |
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Yōko Tsukasa as Kazuyo Tsuda |
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Yōsuke Natsuki as Tōru Akimoto |
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Reiko Dan as Noriko Nozaki |
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Ken Uehara as Doi |
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Akemi Kita as Emiko Makimoto |
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Ichirō Arishima as Seigo Nozaki |
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Sadako Sawamura as Ayako Nozaki |
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Hisako Takihana as Kimi Tsuda |
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Ken Yamauchi as Akio Tsuda |
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Daisuke Katō as Renzō Dōjima |
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Mayuri Mokushô as Masako Shimizu |
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Asami Kuji as Madam Etsuko |
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Yoyo Miyata as Kitahara |
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Sachio Sakai as Nakagawa |
| Directing | Yasuki Chiba | Director |
| Writing | Ryōzō Kasahara | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Kaneko | Gaffer |
| Art | Yasuhide Kato | Art Direction |
| Sound | Wataru Onuma | Sound |
| Sound | Masanobu Miyazaki | Sound |
| Editing | Eiji Ooi | Editor |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Camera | Rokurô Nishigaki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |