The Champion

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.

• Release date
• May 1, 1957
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Action, Romance, Drama, Music
• Director
• Umetsugu Inoue

Cast

Tatsuya Mihashi Eikichi Yamashiro Yōko Minamida Natsuko Miyagawa Yūjirō Ishihara Shuntaro Fuma Mie Kitahara Mari Shiraki Taiji Tonoyama Pote-chan

J

Jushiro Kobayashi Tōru Abe Shinzo Takaoka Joe Shishido Boxer Ishiyama