Triumphant Song of Youth

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.

Top Cast

Akira TakaradaAkio Shimamura

Naomi ShiraishiNatsuko (Kintarō’s daughter)

Takeshi SakamotoGenkichi Ogawa

Kingorō YanagiyaKintarō Tagawa

Nijiko KiyokawaKiyoko (Kintarō’s wife)

Yū FujikiCoach Saita

Keiko MôriYoshiko Aida

Michiyo TamakiEmiko (Cabaret waitress)