The read
It runs a compact 46m.
Synopsis
Swimmers Akio and Natsuko train hard for national competition while Natsuko struggles with family chaos — her father’s affair and her mother’s push for an arranged marriage. Pretending to date teammate Akio to escape pressure, Natsuko soon realizes her feelings are real.
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Key crew
- Nobuo AoyagiDirector
- Haruo UmedaScreenplay
Cast
- Akira TakaradaAkio Shimamura
- Naomi ShiraishiNatsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)
- Takeshi SakamotoGenkichi Ogawa
- Kingorō YanagiyaKintarō Tagawa
- Nijiko KiyokawaKiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)
- Yū FujikiCoach Saita
- Keiko MôriYoshiko Aida
- Michiyo TamakiEmiko (Cabaret waitress)
- Atsuko IchinomiyaGenkichi’s wife
- Ichiryusai TeihoIsohachi Yamamoto
- Yayoko KitanoFumiko Kawano
- Kiyomi MizunoyaMaid Matsu