The Champion

The Champion

1957
1h 37m
6.4

6.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Action Romance Drama Music
Overview

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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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

ballet boxing

Quick Facts

Original Title 勝利者
Release Date May 1, 1957
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0237733

Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi

Eikichi Yamashiro

Yōko Minamida
Yōko Minamida

Natsuko Miyagawa

Yūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara

Shuntaro Fuma

Mie Kitahara
Mie Kitahara

Mari Shiraki

Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama

Pote-chan

Jushiro Kobayashi
Jushiro Kobayashi

Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe

Shinzo Takaoka

Joe Shishido
Joe Shishido

Boxer Ishiyama

Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu

Keisuke Miyagawa

Noriko Katsura
Noriko Katsura

Yottan

Hisae Urashima
Hisae Urashima

Rose Minami

Yoko Takeuchi
Yoko Takeuchi

Key Crew

Umetsugu Inoue
Screenplay
Shizuo Sakagami
Producer
Umetsugu Inoue
Writer
Toshio Masuda
Screenplay
Isamu Onoda
Writer
Umetsugu Inoue
Director