Overview

The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university's rugby team. The son of a wealthy soy sauce manufacturer, Fuji basks in the glory of his athletic celebrity. Attracting the attention of admiring young women, Fuji resists family pressure to settle down and marry after college. Instead, he spends much of his time drinking and womanizing, behavior which eventually leads the college officials to expel him from the team.

Cast

Mitsugu Fujii

Minoru Fujii

Hideo Takeda

Father Gohei

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Younger sister Namiko

Sumiko Mizukubo

Younger sister Miyako

Takeshi Sakamoto

Fujii's uncle Muraki

Tatsuo Saitō

Wakahara, husband of Namiko

Shin Tokudaiji

Head clerk Chûichi

Kinuko Wakamizu

Geisha Ofune

Kenji Oyama

Shinichi Himori

Isamu Yamaguchi

Ôkawara, a rugby player

Yumeko Aizome

Elder sister Takiko