Film

The Tragedy of a Young Warrior

1962 · 1h 12m · Drama

Shortly after the Meiji Restoration, young people devoted to the teachings of Saigo Takamori trained day and night at Seiyun Juku in Kagoshima, Kyushu. Shuntaro Amano (Yukio Hashi) entered the school after going through numerous trials and tribulations, and quickly became known for his outstanding talent. Some time after Shuntaro's admission to school, the daughter of director Shiho (Eriko Sanjo) returns from a trip to Tokyo. Shiho is attracted to the intelligent and caring Shuntaro, and soon they fall in love with each other. However, their feelings for each other are futile, and soon Shiho and Shuntaro find themselves in the vortex of time...

Yukio Hashi

Shuntaro Amano

Mako Sanjō

Shiho

Shigeru Amachi

Michiko Sugata

Yutaka Nakamura

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Yūji Hamada

Ichirō Takakura

Saburo Date

Shintarō Nanjō

Mineko Yorozuyo

Yotaro Yajima

Ikkei Tamaki

Kuniichi Takami

• Masateru NishiyamaDirector
• Jun SagaraScreenplay
• Tetsurō YoshidaScreenplay
• Senkichirō TakedaDirector of Photography

Release date

July 15, 1962

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Drama