Daigaku no Wakadaishō (1961)
- Original title
- 大学の若大将
- Directed by
- Toshio Sugie
- Genre
- romantic comedy, musical film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A college swimming champion juggles school, sports, and a romantic rivalry with a lecherous classmate. It is a musical comedy with songs and lighthearted conflicts.
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What happens
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, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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