The Champion
01/05/1957
2h



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.
Cast


Tatsuya Mihashi
Eikichi Yamashiro


Yūjirō Ishihara
Shuntaro Fuma


Yōko Minamida
Natsuko Miyagawa


Mie Kitahara
Mari Shiraki


Taiji Tonoyama
Pote-chan


Masao Shimizu
Keisuke Miyagawa


Tōru Abe
Shinzo Takaoka
Mamoru Yokoyama
Champion Teshima


Joe Shishido
Boxer Ishiyama


Hyōe Enoki
Boxer Akagi


Zenji Yamada
Coach Yamamoto
Kazuo Kinugasa
Coach Yoshida
Ogino Hiroshi
Johnny Minami
Hisae Urashima
Rose Minami
Noriko Katsura
Yottan
Keiko Tama
Op-chan
Seijiro Takano
Club Manager


Akira Kobayashi
Cameo
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