The 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.
1h 37m
Action, Romance, Drama, Music
01 May 1957
Japan
Japanese
Director & Producers
Umetsugu InoueTop Billed Cast
Tatsuya MihashiEikichi Yamashiro
Yūjirō IshiharaShuntaro Fuma
Yōko MinamidaNatsuko Miyagawa
Mie KitaharaMari Shiraki
Taiji TonoyamaPote-chan
Masao ShimizuKeisuke Miyagawa
Tōru AbeShinzo Takaoka
Champion Teshima
Joe ShishidoBoxer Ishiyama
Hyōe EnokiBoxer Akagi
Zenji YamadaCoach Yamamoto
Coach Yoshida
Toshio Masuda