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The Boss's Son at College
The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university's rugby team. The son of a wealthy soy sauce manufacturer, Fuji basks in the glory of his athletic celebrity. Attracting the attention of admiring young women, Fuji resists family pressure to settle down and marry after college. Instead, he spends much of his time drinking and womanizing, behavior which eventually leads the college officials to expel him from the team.
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The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university's rugby team. The son of a wealthy soy sauce manufacturer, Fuji basks in the glory of his athletic celebrity. Attracting the attention of admiring young women, Fuji resists family pressure to settle down and marry after college. Instead, he spends much of his time drinking and womanizing, behavior which eventually leads the college officials to expel him from the team.
Cast
Hiroshi Shimizu
Director
Mitsugu Fujii
Minoru Fujii
Hideo Takeda
Father Gohei
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Younger sister Namiko
Sumiko Mizukubo
Younger sister Miyako
Takeshi Sakamoto
Fujii's uncle Muraki
Tatsuo Saitō
Wakahara, husband of Namiko
Shin Tokudaiji
Head clerk Chûichi
Kyôko Mitsukawa
Hantama Hoshichiyo
Kinuko Wakamizu
Geisha Ofune
Kenji Oyama
Shinichi Himori
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