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.
Cast
Akira Takarada
Akio Shimamura
Naomi Shiraishi
Natsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)
Takeshi Sakamoto
Genkichi Ogawa
Kingorō Yanagiya
Kintarō Tagawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Kiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)
Yū Fujiki
Coach Saita
Keiko Môri
Yoshiko Aida
Michiyo Tamaki
Emiko (Cabaret waitress)
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Genkichi’s wife
Ichiryusai Teiho
Isohachi Yamamoto
Yayoko Kitano
Fumiko Kawano
Kiyomi Mizunoya
Maid Matsu
Kunie Tanaka
Unknown
Crew
Nobuo Aoyagi
Director
Haruo Umeda
Screenplay
Kazuji Taira
Editor
Seiichi Endo
Director of Photography
Eiji Iwashiro
Assistant Director
Ryo Takei
Producer
Ichirō Satō
Producer
Kenji Nagaoka
Sound Recordist
Hachiro Matsui
Music
Takashi Iwai
Still Photographer
Masaki Ônuma
Gaffer
西村俊一
Production Manager
Hiroshi Ueda
Art Direction