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Wakadaishō (Young Guy) Series

🎬 17 films 🎭 Comedy, Action, Romance

About this series

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

All films — in order

1
Sir Galahad in Campus poster
Sir Galahad in Campus
📅 1961 ⭐ 7.0/10 2 votes
The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.
2
Pride of the Campus poster
Pride of the Campus
📅 1962 ⭐ 8.3/10 3 votes
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.
3
College Champ poster
College Champ
📅 1962 ⭐ 7.5/10 2 votes
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...
4
Young Guy in Hawaii poster
Young Guy in Hawaii
📅 1963 ⭐ 6.5/10 2 votes
Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.
5
Young Guy at Sea poster
Young Guy at Sea
📅 1965 ⭐ 7.5/10 2 votes
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.
6
Campus A Go-Go poster
Campus A Go-Go
📅 1965 ⭐ 8.0/10 5 votes
Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football.
7
It Started In The Alps poster
It Started In The Alps
📅 1966 ⭐ 8.0/10 2 votes
Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa.
8
Forever With You poster
Forever With You
📅 1966 ⭐ 6.5/10 2 votes
9
Let's Go! Young Guy poster
Let's Go! Young Guy
📅 1967 ⭐ 7.5/10 2 votes
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.
10
Young Guy in the South Pacific poster
Young Guy in the South Pacific
📅 1967 ⭐ 7.0/10 1 votes
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.
11
Circuit-A-Go-Go poster
Circuit-A-Go-Go
📅 1967 ⭐ 6.0/10 1 votes
Rally themed entry in the Wakadaisho series
12
Young Guy in Rio poster
Young Guy in Rio
📅 1968 ⭐ 6.0/10 1 votes
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.
13
Young Guy Graduates poster
Young Guy Graduates
📅 1969 ⭐ 6.5/10 2 votes
Young Guy graduates from University.
14
Young Guy on Mt. Cook poster
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
📅 1969 ⭐ 6.5/10 2 votes
Yuzo Kayama visits New Zealand
15
Bravo, Young Guy poster
Bravo, Young Guy
📅 1970 ⭐ 7.0/10 2 votes
A film by Katsumi Iwauchi.
16
Get Your Sky, Young Guy poster
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
📅 1970 ⭐ 6.0/10 1 votes
Yuzo Kayama does skydiving.
17
Young Guy, the Ace Rider poster
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
📅 1971
Aodaisho finally graduates

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