The Champion

1957-05-0197m14+

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.

Cast:Tatsuya Mihashi, Yūjirō Ishihara, Yōko Minamida, Mie Kitahara, Taiji Tonoyama, Masao Shimizu,

Genre:Action, Romance, Drama, Music,

country:Japan,

Production:Nikkatsu Corporation,

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