Wakadaishō (Young Guy) Series

17 movies

Series of popular sports film from Toho featuring Yūzō Kayama as the star.

Movies

Sir Galahad in Campus

6.0

1961

Movie

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

Sir Galahad in Campus

1961

6.0

Pride of the Campus

8.0

1962

Movie

Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing tournament.

Pride of the Campus

1962

8.0

College Champ

6.0

1962

Movie

Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He has his eyes set on nationals in the fall, until one day he runs into a young woman who's fallen into trouble with the Lightning Gang...

College Champ

1962

6.0

Young Guy in Hawaii

6.0

1963

Movie

Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.

Young Guy in Hawaii

1963

6.0

Young Guy at Sea

6.0

1965

Movie

Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy returns to the swim team from the first movie, boards his rival Blue Guy's boat, and meets a young woman on a small island.

Young Guy at Sea

1965

6.0

Campus A Go-Go

8.2

1965

Movie

Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football. Released alongside Invasion of Astro Monster.

Campus A Go-Go

1965

8.2

It Started In The Alps

6.0

1966

Movie

Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa.

It Started In The Alps

1966

6.0

Forever With You

6.0

1966

Movie

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Forever With You

1966

6.0

Let's Go! Young Guy

6.0

1967

Movie

College student Yuichi Tanuma is fired up for Nationals where his university Kyonan will face off against their rivals, Seihoku. Yuichi has his sights set on winning football gold, but his father, who wants him to take over his sukiyaki restaurant, isn't too keen on this. Set in Kyoto, Hong Kong, and Macau, we follow Yuichi as he falls in love and chases after his dreams.

Let's Go! Young Guy

1967

6.0

Young Guy in the South Pacific

1967

Movie

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.

Young Guy in the South Pacific

1967

Circuit-A-Go-Go

6.0

1967

Movie

Rally themed entry in the Wakadaisho series

Circuit-A-Go-Go

1967

6.0

Young Guy in Rio

6.0

1968

Movie

Yuzo Kayama is captain of the Fencing team and visits Brazil to work in the shipyards with his professor. There he meets his beautiful daughter (Mie Nakao) and a tour guide (Yuriko Hoshi), but his work and his band, The Ranchers, keep him busy.