The Champion (1957)
Overview
Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s father. He lost a title match five years ago as he was besotted by Natsuko, but Eikichi actually cannot give up the dream of the championship. One day, he meets Shuntaro Fuma, who is a punk kid but a promising boxer, and realizes the dream that he himself could never fulfill. Then, they together start to train with the aim of the title. Mari Shiraki is an up-and-coming ballerina under the patronage of Eikichi as well. Eikichi forbids Shuntaro and Mari to be romantically involved with someone during their training, however, they start to go on a date. (source: Nikkatsu International)
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Additional Info
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| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 0.658 |
Directed By
Umetsugu Inoue
Crew
Toru Kino
Umetsugu Inoue
Shizui Sakagami
Umetsugu Inoue
Toshio Masuda
Isamu Onoda
Umetsugu Inoue
Ko Fujibayashi
Takashi Matsuyama
Taichiro Kosugi
Kazumi Iwasa
TOP CAST
Tatsuya Mihashi
Eikichi Yamashiro
Yūjirō Ishihara
Shuntaro Fuma
Yôko Minamida
Natsuko Miyagawa
Mie Kitahara
Mari Shiraki
Taiji Tonoyama
Pote-chan
Masao Shimizu
Keisuke Miyagawa
Tōru Abe
Shinzo Takaoka
Mamoru Yokoyama
Champion Teshima
Jō Shishido
Boxer Ishiyama
Hyōe Enoki
Boxer Akagi
Zenji Yamada
Coach Yamamoto
Kazuo Kinugasa
Coach Yoshida
Ogino Hiroshi
Johnny Minami
Hisae Urashima
Rose Minami
Noriko Katsura
Yottan
Keiko Tama
Op-chan
Seijiro Takano
Club Manager
Akira Kobayashi
Cameo
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