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Drama

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In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked, quits boxing, leaving his wife and start living alone with his mangy dog. One day a young mediocre boxer knocks at the door and wants to be Hayato's apprentice.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

01 October 1977

Country

Japan

Cast

Bunta Sugawara

Bunta Sugawara

Hayato

Kentarō Shimizu

Kentarō Shimizu

Tetsuo Tenma

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Harumi

Hiroko Isayama

Hiroko Isayama

Kazuyo

Juro Kara

Juro Kara

Referee for the Final Match

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Hurricane Shanghai's Fiancé

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Apartment Manager

Keiko Niitaka

Keiko Niitaka

Garasha

Yasushi Suzuki

Yasushi Suzuki

Sushi Customer

Yoko Ran

Yoko Ran

Ina

Akira Ōizumi

Akira Ōizumi

Bandit

Yuka Kamebuchi

Yuka Kamebuchi

Lady in the Restaurant

Hiroshi Nawa

Hiroshi Nawa

Yamamoto

Pancho Meguro

Pancho Meguro

Gin

Tokishi Sasada

Tokishi Sasada

Shu

Namiko Tainaka

Namiko Tainaka

Hayato's Next Door Neighbor

Yutaka Nemoto

Yutaka Nemoto

Hurricane Shanghai

Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama

Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama

Gym Chairman

Takashi Hio

Takashi Hio

Referee for the Final Match

Akira Kuji

Akira Kuji

Restaurant Owner

Seiya Satō

Seiya Satō

Promoter

Tatsuya Kameyama

Tatsuya Kameyama

Trainer

Gōzō Sōma

Gōzō Sōma

Vacant House Owner

Teruo Shimizu

Teruo Shimizu

Tenma's Colleague

Satoshi Kurihara

Satoshi Kurihara

Fujiwara

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