AKA ''Sir Galahad in Campus'', is a 1961 Japanese musical comedy romance film starring

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and directed by

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. 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 , the Japanese name of the

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Cast

as Yuichi Tanuma, "Wakadaishō" *

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* Chōko Iida as Grandmother * Machiko Naka *

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as Kyoko Danno *

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* Kunie Tanaka as Shinjiro Ishiyama, "Aodaishō"

Release

The film was released on 8 July 1961 in Japan.

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* 1961 films Japanese musical comedy films Japanese romantic comedy films 1961 musical comedy films 1961 romantic comedy films Japanese romantic musical films Films produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto Toho films Films directed by Toshio Sugie 1960s romantic musical films 1960s Japanese films 1960s Japanese-language films {{romantic-musical-film-stub