The success of Truck Yaro (1975-1979) initiated a whole load of movies that put "Yaro" in their title, including this semi-bonkers sports comedy/drama. Sonny Chiba's brother Jiro Chiba stars as a Rugby player whose team must find a way to beat the opponent. It's a standard storyline without any major surprises, but works surprisingly well. Training scenes are relatively nuts; much better than the actual matches actually, which tend to go on forever. There is no sex, nudity or graphic violence, making this a family friendly affair. Sonny Chiba appears for about 7 minutes during the last third as a truck driver who comes to Jiro's rescue.
Unfortunately the movie The Rugby Star is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Akira Shimizu | Director |
| Sound | Hajime Ueshiba | Music |
| Writing | Motohiro Torii | Screenplay |
| Crew | Shigeru Akatsuka | Cinematography |
| Writing | Shizuo Nonami | Screenplay |
| Directing | Akiyasu Tawarazaka | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Kozo Horiike | Editor |
