A Love that Wagers the World

A Love that Wagers the World

1959 · 105 min · Romance

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...

Directed by Eisuke Takizawa · Written by Gorō Tanada

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Yūjirō Ishihara Yuji Muraoka
Ruriko Asaoka Natsuko Nonomura
Ryōji Hayama Kinya Nonomura
Yōko Machida Kaoru Nonomura
Hideaki Nitani Minoru Muraoka
Masao Shimizu Sogo Muraoka
Yumi Takano Junko Muraoka
Hisako Takihana Nobuko Muraoka
Tomoko Naraoka Sachiko Muraoka
Tomo'o Nagai Ichiro Muraoka
Masami Shimojō Prof. Kitazawa
Yukihiko Sugi Hasegawa

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