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The Champion

Movie
1957
1h 37m
Japanese
Action, Romance, Drama, Music
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)
Rating
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6.9
IMDB
The Champion (1957) on IMDb
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Tatsuya Mihashi
Eikichi Yamashiro
Yjir Ishihara
Shuntaro Fuma
Yko Minamida
Natsuko Miyagawa
Mie Kitahara
Mari Shiraki
Masao Shimizu
Keisuke Miyagawa
Tru Abe
Shinzo Takaoka
Mamoru Yokoyama
Champion Teshima
J Shishido
Boxer Ishiyama
Hye Enoki
Boxer Akagi
Zenji Yamada
Coach Yamamoto
Kazuo Kinugasa
Coach Yoshida
Ogino Hiroshi
Johnny Minami
Hisae Urashima
Rose Minami
Keiko Tama
Op-chan
Seijiro Takano
Club Manager
Directed By: Umetsugu Inoue
Written By: Toshio Masuda (Screenplay), Umetsugu Inoue (Screenplay), + 3 more

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