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High School Third Graders

High School Third Graders

19631h 27m

Overview

In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel “Shake to Tomorrow” with the same title, produced by Daiei with this song as a motif. Singer and actor Funaki Kazuo also appears in the movie, which depicts the fun, love and heartbreak in a Japanese school.

Directed by Yoshio Inoue
Written by Takeo Tomishima, Ichirō Ikeda
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Top Cast

Isao Kuraishi

Isao Kuraishi

Michiko Sugata

Michiko Sugata

Miwa Takada

Miwa Takada

Kazuo Funaki

Kazuo Funaki

Mayumi Nagisa

Mayumi Nagisa

Michiko Takano

Michiko Takano

Yūko Hamada

Yūko Hamada

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Chikako Hosokawa

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

About High School Third Graders

High School Third Graders is a music, comedy, drama film released in 1963. Directed by Yoshio Inoue, it stars Isao Kuraishi, Michiko Sugata, Miwa Takada. In 1963, Funaki Kazuo's debut song of the same name was released and then it was adapted to a movie based on Kenji Tomishima 's novel “Shake to Tomorrow” with the same title, produced by Daiei with this song as a motif. Singer and actor Funaki Kazuo also appears in the movie, which depicts the fun, love and heartbreak in a Japanese school.

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