The Champion
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.
Year: 1957
Genre: Action, Romance, Drama, Music
Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
Director: Umetsugu Inoue
Cast: Tatsuya Mihashi, Yōko Minamida, Yūjirō Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Taiji Tonoyama, Jushiro Kobayashi
Crew: Umetsugu Inoue (Screenplay), Umetsugu Inoue (Writer), Toru Kino (Original Story), Toshio Masuda (Screenplay), Isamu Onoda (Writer), Shizuo Sakagami (Producer)
Runtime: 97 minutes
Release: May 01, 1957
IMDb: 6.70/10 by 6 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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