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10 / 10 IMDb February 11, 1981 1h 39m
A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama to New York, where the former runs in the New York Marathon and romances TV producer Minagawa. A delightful throwback to Toho's '60s style filmmaking.
Director
Runtime
1h 39m
Release Date
February 11, 1981
Genre
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Writers
Cast
Yūzō Kayama
as Yūichi Tannuma
Kunie Tanaka
as Shinjiro Ishiyama
Ryoko Sakaguchi
as Junko Minagawa
Agnes Lam See-Chung
as Flora
Kirin Kiki
as Tomoe
Natsuko Kahara
as Mari O'Hara
Toshihiko Yamamoto
as Kuwata (Photographer)
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
as Toshio Eguchi
Hisako Manda
as Urara
Machiko Naka
as Teruko Eguchi
No photo
Makoto Matsuzaki
as Uematsu (Driver of Ishiyama)
Yū Fujiki
as Okuyama
No photo
北川欽三
as Postal Clerk (Post)
Ren Yamamoto
No photo
Taizo Sayama
as Seō (Captain of Kyōnan Track and Field Team)
No photo
Megumi Sono
Osami Nabe
as Central Post Office Staff
Jun Tazaki
as Shinki Ishiyama
Ichirō Arishima
as Kutarō Tannuma
Production Companies
TOHOToho Eiga
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