The Champion
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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.
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Cast
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Tatsuya Mihashi
Eikichi Yamashiro
Known for
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Yōko Minamida
Natsuko Miyagawa
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Yūjirō Ishihara
Shuntaro Fuma
Known for
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Mie Kitahara
Mari Shiraki
Known for
Crazed Fruit
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Taiji Tonoyama
Pote-chan
Known for
Onibaba
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Jushiro Kobayashi
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Tōru Abe
Shinzo Takaoka
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Joe Shishido
Boxer Ishiyama
Known for
Branded to Kill
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Masao Shimizu
Keisuke Miyagawa
Known for
Godzilla Raids Again
Sanjuro
Noriko Katsura
Yottan
Also in
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Hisae Urashima
Rose Minami
Also in
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Yoko Takeuchi
Known for
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Umetsugu Inoue Director · Toshio Masuda Screenplay Isamu Onoda Writer
First release May 1, 1957 · Produced in Japan · Original title 勝利者
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
勝利者
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 1, 1957
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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