Swimming Upstream

"One day after school, Kaoru glances at Sonoko at the pool side. He falls in love with her at first sight and decides to join the swimming team even though he cannot swim."

Cast

Michitaka Tsutsui

as Kaoru

Saki Takaoka

as Sonoko

Mikihisa Azuma

as Nagai

Kazuko Shirakawa

as Babah, Kaoru's Grandmother

Tadanobu Asano

as Ushi

Orie Satō

as Masae, Sonoko's Mother

Tomoko Otakara

as Ririko

Kumiko Tsuchiya

as Pooh

Masatô Ibu

as Kaoru's Teacher

Reiko Yasuhara

as Osanai

Kinzō Sakura

as Yoshio

Hideki Kondo

as Takeda

Crew

Jōji Matsuoka

Director

Minetarō Mochizuki

Comic Book

Jōji Matsuoka

Screenplay

Norimichi Kasamatsu

Director of Photography

Edozô Mishiba

Original Music Composer

Keiichi Shiono

Original Music Composer