The Champion (1957)
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.
| Movie ID | 107382 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Drama, Music, Romance |
| Director | Umetsugu Inoue |
| Main cast | Tatsuya Mihashi, Yōko Minamida, Yūjirō Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Taiji Tonoyama, Jushiro Kobayashi, Tōru Abe, Joe Shishido |
| Release date | 1 May 1957 |
| Release year | 1957 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Duration | 97 min (1h 37m) |
| Rating | 6.7 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Nikkatsu Corporation |
Director: Umetsugu Inoue
Writers: Umetsugu Inoue, Umetsugu Inoue, Toshio Masuda, Isamu Onoda
Top cast
Tatsuya MihashiEikichi Yamashiro
Yōko MinamidaNatsuko Miyagawa
Yūjirō IshiharaShuntaro Fuma
Mie KitaharaMari Shiraki
Taiji TonoyamaPote-chan
Jushiro Kobayashi
Tōru AbeShinzo Takaoka
Joe ShishidoBoxer Ishiyama
Masao ShimizuKeisuke Miyagawa
Noriko KatsuraYottan
Hisae UrashimaRose Minami
Yoko Takeuchi
Keiko TamaOp-chan
Zenji YamadaCoach Yamamoto
Hiroshi OginoJohnny Minami
Seijiro TakanoClub Manager
Kazuo KinugasaCoach Yoshida
Hyōe EnokiBoxer Akagi
Mamoru YokoyamaChampion Teshima
Akira KobayashiCameo
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