The Champion [517048] Released: 1957-05-01 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 97 mins Popularity: 0.68 Vote Average: 6 Vote Count: 4 Overview: 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) Cast [18] Tatsuya MihashiEikichi Yamashiro Yūjirō IshiharaShuntaro Fuma Yōko MinamidaNatsuko Miyagawa Mie KitaharaMari Shiraki Taiji TonoyamaPote-chan Masao ShimizuKeisuke Miyagawa Tōru AbeShinzo Takaoka Mamoru YokoyamaChampion Teshima Jō ShishidoBoxer Ishiyama Hyōe EnokiBoxer Akagi Zenji YamadaCoach Yamamoto Kazuo KinugasaCoach Yoshida Ogino HiroshiJohnny Minami Hisae UrashimaRose Minami Noriko KatsuraYottan Keiko TamaOp-chan Seijiro TakanoClub Manager Akira KobayashiCameo Trailers