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Status
Released
Release
1961
Runtime
1h 17m
A young salesman wins over a rival ink company while falling for the president’s daughter. Drawn into kendo rivalries and pressured to lose, he chooses integrity—earning both success and love.
15 Cast Members
Jun Funato
Mikio Hirate
Kenji Sahara
Shingo Kondo
Keiko Yanagawa
Junko Sugai
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Takeo Hirate
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Hiroshi Tsurumaki
Machiko Kitagawa
Mitsue Hirate
Ureo Egawa
President Ichida
Kumi Mizuno
Chikako (Ichida’s daughter)
Teruko Mita
Katsuko Tsurumaki
Ichiro Namiki
President Kataoka
Kingorō Yanagiya
Executive Director Ogasawara
Yoyo Miyata
Section Chief Ikegami
Toshihiko Furuta
Section Chief Takeuchi
Takuzō Kumagai
Purchasing Clerk (Factory)
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Section Chief (Toa Ink, General Affairs)
