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A Love that Wagers the World

A Love that Wagers the World

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Romance

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The first time that up-and-coming architect Yuji Muraoka (Yujiro Ishihara) met Natsuko (Ruriko Asaoka) was at a contemporary art exhibition at the Ueno Museum of Art. At the time, he didn't feel anything special about her, other than being impressed that she was the younger sister of the respected Nonomura-san. Later, at Nonomura's birthday party, some people who were jealous of Yuji's talent tried to embarrass him by forcing him to perform a hidden talent show, and Natsuko quickly came to his rescue. This incident caused the two of them to become much closer...

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

12 July 1959

Country

Japan

Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yuji Muraoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Natsuko Nonomura

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Kinya Nonomura

Yōko Machida

Yōko Machida

Kaoru Nonomura

Hideaki Nitani

Hideaki Nitani

Minoru Muraoka

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Sogo Muraoka

Yumi Takano

Yumi Takano

Junko Muraoka

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

Nobuko Muraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Sachiko Muraoka

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Ichiro Muraoka

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Prof. Kitazawa

Yukihiko Sugi

Yukihiko Sugi

Hasegawa

Shonosuke Sawamura

Shonosuke Sawamura

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

Takashi Sudo

Takashi Sudo

Hayakawa

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