Let's Go! Young Guy

Let's Go! Young Guy

Part of Wakadaishō (Young Guy) Series

1967•1h 30m•7.5/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(2)

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.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Yuuichi Tanuma

Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima

Kyuutarou Tanuma

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Riki Tanuma

Machiko Naka

Machiko Naka

Akiko Tanuma

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Sumiko Nishina

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Shinjirou Ishiyama

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Toshi Eguchi

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Kou Kure

Yoshibumi Tajima

Yoshibumi Tajima

Adachi

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Sakamoto

Mari Saotome

Emi

Bibari Maeda

Bibari Maeda

Etsuko

Kyoko Mori

Beauty

Yuriko Hishimi

Yuriko Hishimi

Salesperson #2

Minoru Takada

Minoru Takada

Inakawa

Seishirō Kuno

Matsukawa

Ken'ichirō Maruyama

Ken'ichirō Maruyama

Club Member #1

Yoshio Katsube

Club Member #2

Noriaki Inoue

Club Member #3

Kathy Horan

Kathy Horan

Stewardess #1

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