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

1962 Japanese movie

An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.

1962 Japanese movie

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...

A man with a dark past comes from Tokyo to the fishing port of Izu, and tries to begin a new life as a fisherman.