B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old (1961)
Original title: B・G物語 二十才の設計
B.G Story: Designs of a 20 Year-Old is a 1961 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Seiji Maruyama, with a running time of 1h 30m. It stars Yuriko Hoshi, Jun Funato and Akemi Kita.
Ayako Kurimura, a new B.G. at Nitto Electric, becomes the object of affection for both her brother's colleague Kazuo Fukami and the flirtatious executive’s son, Hiroshi Tsuzawa. As office romances and corporate ambitions collide, relationships shift: heartbreak leads to new connections, old flames reemerge, and Hiroshi is ultimately disowned. Ayako helps him reunite with former lover Yoko, sending them off to Osaka while those around her find new beginnings.
Cast
- Yuriko Hoshi as Kyoko Kurimura (new BG employee)
- Jun Funato as Taro Kurimura (Kyoko's brother, salaryman)
- Akemi Kita as Kanako Ashio (bar waitress)
- Kumi Mizuno as Setsuko Ono (BG)
- Mie Hama as Taneko Matsumura (BG)
- Takashi Inagaki as Hiroshi Tsuzawa (executive's son, playboy)
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Executive Tsuzawa
- Yōko Fujiyama as Kuniko Daido (daughter of major shareholder)
- Kiyoshi Kodama as Yuzo Daido (Kuniko's brother, pianist)
- Toranosuke Ogawa as Daido Sr. (Kuniko's father)
- Fumiko Okamura as Mrs. Daido
- Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Kazuo Fukami (salaryman)