
Film
The Champion
1957 · 1h 37m · Action · Romance · Drama
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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.
Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi
Eikichi Yamashiro

Yōko Minamida
Natsuko Miyagawa

Yūjirō Ishihara
Shuntaro Fuma

Mie Kitahara
Mari Shiraki

Taiji Tonoyama
Pote-chan
Jushiro Kobayashi

Tōru Abe
Shinzo Takaoka

Joe Shishido
Boxer Ishiyama

Masao Shimizu
Keisuke Miyagawa
Noriko Katsura
Yottan
Hisae Urashima
Rose Minami
Yoko Takeuchi
Keiko Tama
Op-chan

Zenji Yamada
Coach Yamamoto
Hiroshi Ogino
Johnny Minami
Seijiro Takano
Club Manager
Crew
- Umetsugu InoueWriter · Screenplay · Director
- Toshio MasudaScreenplay
- Isamu OnodaWriter
- Shizuo SakagamiProducer
- Kazumi IwasaDirector of Photography
- Taichiro KosugiOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 1, 1957
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Action, Romance, Drama, Music
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