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A couple's lives are thrown into disarray when their daughter is cast opposite a controversial major star.

Story of rebellious youth follows the 19-year-old son of a Hokkaido farmer who has an affair with the daughter of a wealthy trading company president.

Yōsuke Natsuki
Goro Kajimoto

Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Tomonori Yabuki
Fumie Noguchi
Shizuko Masui
Ryoko Koda
Mariko Sai

Akemi Kita
Keiko the scumbag

Daisuke Katō
Uncle Zenkichi

Chieko Nakakita
Aunt Kiyo

Ken Uehara
Dr. Yabuki

Sadako Sawamura
Yabuki Toyo
Koji Kamimura
Yukinori Yabuki
The Terrible Game is a drama, thriller film released in 1959. Directed by Jun Fukuda, it stars Yōsuke Natsuki, Tatsuyoshi Ehara, Fumie Noguchi. Story of rebellious youth follows the 19-year-old son of a Hokkaido farmer who has an affair with the daughter of a wealthy trading company president.
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