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)
Title | The Champion |
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Year | 1957 |
Genre | Action, Romance, Drama, Music |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Nikkatsu Corporation |
Cast | Tatsuya Mihashi, Yūjirō Ishihara, Yōko Minamida, Mie Kitahara, Taiji Tonoyama, Masao Shimizu |
Crew | Toru Kino (Original Story), Umetsugu Inoue (Screenplay), Shizui Sakagami (Producer), Umetsugu Inoue (Writer), Toshio Masuda (Screenplay), Isamu Onoda (Writer) |
Keyword | ballet, boxing |
Release | May 01, 1957 |
Runtime | 97 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.00 / 10 by 4 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | 日本語 |