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Wakadaishō (Young Guy) Series
Series of popular sports film from Toho featuring Yūzō Kayama as the star.
7.0The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
8.3Young 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
7.5Yuuichi 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
6.5Fourth 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
7.5Eternal 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
8.0Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football.
Campus A Go-Go
1965
8.0Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa.
It Started In The Alps
1966
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Forever With You
1966
7.5College 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
7.0The 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
6.0Rally themed entry in the Wakadaisho series
Circuit-A-Go-Go
1967
6.0Yuzo 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.
Young Guy in Rio
1968
6.5Young Guy graduates from University.
Young Guy Graduates
1969
6.5Yuzo Kayama visits New Zealand
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1969
7.0A film by Katsumi Iwauchi.
Bravo, Young Guy
1970
6.0Yuzo Kayama does skydiving.
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1970
NRAodaisho finally graduates
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
1971