Daigaku no Wakadaishō (大学の若大将) AKA Sir Galahad in Campus, is a 1961 Japanese musical comedy romance film starring Yūzō Kayama and directed by Toshio Sugie. It was the first in a series of films about the "Wakadaishō". Yuzo Kayama plays Yuichi Tanuma, ace of the swimming club of Kyonan university,[1] against the rivalry of the lecherous Shinjiro Ishiyama, played by Kunie Tanaka, nicknamed Aodaishō (青大将), the Japanese name of the Japanese rat snake.
| Daigaku no Wakadaishō | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Toshio Sugie |
| Written by | Ryōzō Kasahara Yasuo Tanami |
| Produced by | Sanezumi Fujimoto |
| Starring | Yūzō Kayama Ichirō Arishima |
| Music by | Kenjiro Hirose |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date | July 8, 1961 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast edit
- Yūzō Kayama as Yuichi Tanuma, "Wakadaishō"
- Ichirō Arishima
- Chōko Iida as Grandmother
- Machiko Naka
- Yuriko Hoshi
- Reiko Dan as Kyoko Danno
- Akemi Kita
- Tatsuyoshi Ehara
- Kunie Tanaka as Shinjiro Ishiyama, "Aodaishō"
Release edit
The film was released on 8 July 1961 in Japan.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Daigaku no Wakadaishō". KINENOTE. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "大学の若大将". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
Bibliography edit
- Schilling, Mark (1997). The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture. Weatherhill. pp. 281–284. ISBN 0-8348-0380-1.
External links edit
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