

The Champion
Genres
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. (source: Nikkatsu International)
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
1957-05-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6
Tatsuya Mihashi
Eikichi Yamashiro
Yūjirō Ishihara
Shuntaro Fuma
Yōko Minamida
Natsuko Miyagawa
Mie Kitahara
Mari Shiraki
Taiji Tonoyama
Pote-chan
Masao Shimizu
Keisuke Miyagawa
Tōru Abe
Shinzo Takaoka
Mamoru Yokoyama
Champion Teshima
Joe Shishido
Boxer Ishiyama
Hyōe Enoki
Boxer Akagi
Zenji Yamada
Coach Yamamoto
Kazuo Kinugasa
Coach Yoshida
Ogino Hiroshi
Johnny Minami
Hisae Urashima
Rose Minami
Noriko Katsura
Yottan
Keiko Tama
Op-chan
Seijiro Takano
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Akira Kobayashi
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