The Champion (1957) — action, drama, music film. Directed by Umetsugu Inoue. Starring Tatsuya Mihashi, Yūjirō Ishihara, Yōko Minamida, Mie Kitahara. This page maps 8 characters and 9 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A former boxer finds redemption by training a young talented boxer while navigating personal relationships and his own past failures.
Action, Drama, Music, Romance · 6.4/10 · 97 min · 1957
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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