The ChampionMovie
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.
About The Champion
The Champion is a 1957 action, romance, drama movie directed by Umetsugu Inoue.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 37m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Tatsuya Mihashi, Yōko Minamida, Yūjirō Ishihara, Mie Kitahara. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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