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The Champion

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Calorie Rating: 136
Released: 1957-05-01
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Studios: Nikkatsu Corporation,


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)

Director / Directors



Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi
Character: Eikichi Yamashiro
Yūjirō Ishihara
Character: Shuntaro Fuma
Yôko Minamida
Character: Natsuko Miyagawa

Mie Kitahara
Character: Mari Shiraki
Taiji Tonoyama
Character: Pote-chan
Masao Shimizu
Character: Keisuke Miyagawa

Tōru Abe
Character: Shinzo Takaoka
Mamoru Yokoyama
Character: Champion Teshima
Jō Shishido
Character: Boxer Ishiyama

Hyōe Enoki
Character: Boxer Akagi
Zenji Yamada
Character: Coach Yamamoto
Kazuo Kinugasa
Character: Coach Yoshida

Ogino Hiroshi
Character: Johnny Minami
Hisae Urashima
Character: Rose Minami
Noriko Katsura
Character: Yottan

Keiko Tama
Character: Op-chan
Seijiro Takano
Character: Club Manager
Akira Kobayashi
Character: Cameo


Production and Crew

Umetsugu Inoue
Screenplay

Toshio Masuda
Screenplay
Toru Kino
Original Story

Kazumi Iwasa
Director of Photography
Takashi Matsuyama
Art Direction
Taichiro Kosugi
Original Music Composer

Ko Fujibayashi
Lighting Technician