The Champion

Synopsis

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)

Main Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi

Eikichi Yamashiro

Age : 80 | Popularity : 6%

Yûjirô Ishihara

Shuntaro Fuma

Age : 52 | Popularity : 6%

Yôko Minamida

Natsuko Miyagawa

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Mie Kitahara

Mari Shiraki

Age : 90 | Popularity : 4%

Taiji Tonoyama

Pote-chan

Age : 73 | Popularity : 7%

Masao Shimizu

Keisuke Miyagawa

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Tōru Abe

Shinzo Takaoka

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Mamoru Yokoyama

Champion Teshima

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Toshio Masuda Umetsugu Inoue
	Writer	Umetsugu Inoue Isamu Onoda
	Original Story	Toru Kino
Directing	Director	Umetsugu Inoue
Lighting	Lighting Technician	Ko Fujibayashi
Camera	Director of Photography	Kazumi Iwasa
Sound	Original Music Composer	Taichiro Kosugi
Art	Art Direction	Takashi Matsuyama
Production	Producer	Shizui Sakagami
Department	Role	Name

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