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The tragedy of a young warrior

The tragedy of a young warrior

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 15, 1962

Runtime

1h 12m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

悲恋の若武者

Production Companies

Daiei Film

Director

Masateru Nishiyama

Description

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...