The Champion

The Champion (1957)


  • Genre: Action, Romance, Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 1957-05-01
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Nikkatsu Corporation
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Umetsugu Inoue
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Summary

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)

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  • Tatsuya Mihashi

    as Eikichi Yamashiro
  • Yūjirō Ishihara

    as Shuntaro Fuma
  • Yôko Minamida

    as Natsuko Miyagawa
  • Mie Kitahara

    as Mari Shiraki
  • Taiji Tonoyama

    as Pote-chan
  • Masao Shimizu

    as Keisuke Miyagawa
  • Tōru Abe

    as Shinzo Takaoka
  • Mamoru Yokoyama

    as Champion Teshima
  • Jō Shishido

    as Boxer Ishiyama
  • Hyōe Enoki

    as Boxer Akagi
  • Zenji Yamada

    as Coach Yamamoto
  • Kazuo Kinugasa

    as Coach Yoshida
  • Ogino Hiroshi

    as Johnny Minami
  • Hisae Urashima

    as Rose Minami
  • Noriko Katsura

    as Yottan
  • Keiko Tama

    as Op-chan
  • Seijiro Takano

    as Club Manager
  • Akira Kobayashi

    as Cameo
Writing Umetsugu Inoue Writer
Writing Toru Kino Original Story
Writing Umetsugu Inoue Screenplay
Writing Toshio Masuda Screenplay
Writing Isamu Onoda Writer
Production Shizui Sakagami Producer
Directing Umetsugu Inoue Director
Camera Kazumi Iwasa Director of Photography
Lighting Ko Fujibayashi Lighting Technician
Art Takashi Matsuyama Art Direction
Sound Taichiro Kosugi Original Music Composer

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