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The Champion

The Champion

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 May 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Eikichi Yamashiro

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shuntaro Fuma

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Natsuko Miyagawa

Mie Kitahara

Mie Kitahara

Mari Shiraki

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Pote-chan

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Keisuke Miyagawa

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Shinzo Takaoka

Mamoru Yokoyama

Mamoru Yokoyama

Champion Teshima

Joe Shishido

Joe Shishido

Boxer Ishiyama

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Boxer Akagi

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Coach Yamamoto

Kazuo Kinugasa

Kazuo Kinugasa

Coach Yoshida

Ogino Hiroshi

Ogino Hiroshi

Johnny Minami

Hisae Urashima

Hisae Urashima

Rose Minami

Noriko Katsura

Noriko Katsura

Yottan

Keiko Tama

Keiko Tama

Op-chan

Seijiro Takano

Seijiro Takano

Club Manager

Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Cameo

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