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The Champion

6.719571h 37mMovieActionRomanceDrama

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…

DirectorUmetsugu Inoue
WritersUmetsugu Inoue·Toshio Masuda
ProducerShizuo Sakagami

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Cast · Directed by Umetsugu Inoue

TMTatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Eikichi Yamashiro
YMYōko Minamida
Yōko Minamida
Natsuko Miyagawa
YIYūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara
Shuntaro Fuma
MKMie Kitahara
Mie Kitahara
Mari Shiraki
TTTaiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Pote-chan
JK
Jushiro Kobayashi
TATōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Shinzo Takaoka
JSJoe Shishido
Joe Shishido
Boxer Ishiyama
MSMasao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Keisuke Miyagawa
NK
Noriko Katsura
Yottan
HU
Hisae Urashima
Rose Minami
YT
Yoko Takeuchi

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The Champion — streaming FAQ

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The Champion hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 19, 1957. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.