Wakadaishō (Young Guy) Series

Number of Movies: 17

Overview

Series of popular sports film from Toho featuring Yūzō Kayama as the star.

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17 Movies

Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

Campus A Go-Go

December 19, 1965

Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football. Released alongside Invasion of Astro Monster.

Bravo, Young Guy

May 27, 1970

A film by Katsumi Iwauchi.

Young Guy at Sea

August 8, 1965

Eternal young guy, Yuzo Kayama stars in this fifth installment of the Young Guy series. Young Guy returns to the swim team from the first movie, boards his rival Blue Guy's boat, and meets a young woman on a small island.

Let's Go! Young Guy

January 1, 1967

College student Yuichi Tanuma is fired up for Nationals where his university Kyonan will face off against their rivals, Seihoku. Yuichi has his sights set on winning football gold, but his father, who wants him to take over his sukiyaki restaurant, isn't too keen on this. Set in Kyoto, Hong Kong, and Macau, we follow Yuichi as he falls in love and chases after his dreams.

Forever With You

September 10, 1966

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Pride of the Campus

February 10, 1962

Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing tournament.

College Champ

July 14, 1962

Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He has his eyes set on nationals in the fall, until one day he runs into a young woman who's fallen into trouble with the Lightning Gang...

Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa

Young Guy - Freshman

January 1, 1969

Young Guy graduates from University.

Young Guy in Rio

July 13, 1968

Yuzo Kayama is captain of the Fencing team and visits Brazil to work in the shipyards with his professor. There he meets his beautiful daughter (Mie Nakao) and a tour guide (Yuriko Hoshi), but his work and his band, The Ranchers, keep him busy.

Yuzo Kayama does skydiving.

The 10th film in the Wakadaisho series, the Young Ace Yuichi Tanuma travels to Hawaii to train in deep-sea navigation. The Young Ace comes to the rescue of various women in peril, teaches a would-be restauranteur how to make sukiyaki, thwarts the romantic aspirations of his rival Ao Daisho, and competes in the finals of the Japan Judo Championship at the Nippon Budokan. Shot across various locations across Hawaii, Tahiti, Saipan, and Tokyo.

Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho

January 9, 1971

Aodaisho finally graduates

Circuit-A-Go-Go

December 31, 1967

Rally themed entry in the Wakadaisho series

Yuzo Kayama visits New Zealand

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