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The Champion
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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
![Tatsuya Mihashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s33XOrwOEEVoWeScWMK2Afs7Njl.jpg)
Tatsuya Mihashi
Eikichi Yamashiro
![Yūjirō Ishihara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vnZMcUVTxxgqGQmKfP7J2RT96Yu.jpg)
Yūjirō Ishihara
Shuntaro Fuma
![Yôko Minamida](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pSLAagXDtvX35HbmYQh0hO7ljTN.jpg)
Yôko Minamida
Natsuko Miyagawa
![Mie Kitahara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//k3So9XiwIX7f62CtnLJVikyf8lL.jpg)
Mie Kitahara
Mari Shiraki
![Taiji Tonoyama](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aEnwA2Feci7OCKWgiKbOYXxwZRI.jpg)
Taiji Tonoyama
Pote-chan
![Masao Shimizu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//77QHN0Ac5Oq31R1PKQSIVX3nFzX.jpg)
Masao Shimizu
Keisuke Miyagawa
![Tōru Abe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oLY4lrFDEhGE6uXToMq53Q1kAWP.jpg)
Tōru Abe
Shinzo Takaoka
![Mamoru Yokoyama](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mamoru Yokoyama
Champion Teshima
![Jō Shishido](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3ScqByWgflF202OskqSQkDB0lnP.jpg)
Jō Shishido
Boxer Ishiyama
![Hyōe Enoki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2l9aDFlWkYvG776SV4BZjgp7xo4.jpg)
Hyōe Enoki
Boxer Akagi
![Zenji Yamada](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2sjuPbjFFy9r03esacnRJsnJTom.jpg)
Zenji Yamada
Coach Yamamoto
![Kazuo Kinugasa](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kazuo Kinugasa
Coach Yoshida
![Ogino Hiroshi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ogino Hiroshi
Johnny Minami
![Hisae Urashima](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hisae Urashima
Rose Minami
![Noriko Katsura](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Noriko Katsura
Yottan
![Keiko Tama](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Keiko Tama
Op-chan
![Seijiro Takano](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Seijiro Takano
Club Manager
![Akira Kobayashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nHpNc8jJmmBCKxR1svXmZP0xsP2.jpg)