![The Champion](https://i3.wp.com/image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/q2XcMQoj8Fcv15RCD9M52EwXTHk.jpg)
Plot
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)
Writer | Toru Kino |
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Director | Umetsugu Inoue |
Actor | Tatsuya Mihashi, Yūjirō Ishihara, Yôko Minamida |
Country | Japan |
Production | Nikkatsu Corporation |