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The Champion

1957 • 1h37m Action, Romance, Drama, Music

Rating

6.0/10

Popularity

1

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.

Details

Director

Umetsugu Inoue

Screenplay

Umetsugu Inoue

Umetsugu Inoue

Toshio Masuda

Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yōko Minamida

Release date

5/1/1957

Status

Released

Origin country

JP

Vote count

4