Young Challengers (若者よ挑戦せよ) 55 years old

A story depicting the challenges faced by today's youth in working to build a better tomorrow, based on the theme of Toshiba's progress as one of Japan's leading manufacturers of electronic and electric goods.

Credits

Young Challengers Cast

Name Character
Akira Nagoya He was 37, 72 years old when he died
Mitsuko Mori She was 45, 88 years old when she died as Fujiko Namikawa
Junko Ikeuchi She was 34, 76 years old when she died as Yuki Sasaki
Akihiko Hirata He was 40, 56 years old when he died as Asakawa
Ikio Sawamura He was 63, 70 years old when he died as Monk
Yû Fujiki He was 37, 74 years old when he died as Engineer Kono
Yumi Shirakawa She was 31, 79 years old when she died as Fusa Namikawa
Masaya Takahashi He was 38, 83 years old when he died as Takio Mori
Keiju Kobayashi He was 44, 86 years old when he died as Junpei Namikawa
Haruko Tôgô as Kindergarten principal
Jun Tazaki He was 55, 72 years old when he died as Yoshio Shinjo
Shoichi Ozawa He was 39, 83 years old when he died as Shintaro Namikawa
Yôko Naitô She was 18, now 73 years old as Emiko Tadokoro
Shôgo Shimada He was 62, 98 years old when he died as Oshiba Electric president
Yūzō Kayama He was 31, now 87 years old as Oshiba Records singer
Toshio Kurosawa He was 24, now 80 years old as Susumu Ono

Young Challengers Crew

Name Department
Ryôzô Kasahara as Screenplay. Writing
Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 54 (91) years old when He died Sound
Yoshitami Kuroiwa as Editor. He was 18 (62) years old when He died Editing
Rokurô Nishigaki as Director of Photography. Camera
Young Challengers poster
Young Challengers (55 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 12, 1968
  • Runtime: 95 minutes