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Victory and Defeat

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After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Yamanaka (Hiroshi Kawaguchi), who is no longer in top form and is ranked number one, for a title fight, but his comrade Hata (Kojiro Hongo)…

DirectorUmetsugu Inoue
WritersUmetsugu Inoue·Katsuya Susaki

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Cast · Directed by Umetsugu Inoue

HKHiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Muneo Yamanaka
AWAyako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Shizuko Abe
KHKōjirō Hongō
Kōjirō Hongō
Tetsutaro Hata
SYSo Yamamura
So Yamamura
Kimpei Minegishi
HNHitomi Nozoe
Hitomi Nozoe
Yoko, Muneo's sister
TATōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Kenzo Goda
MAMichiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Sayoko Takamatsu
EFEiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
Ryusuke Suma
BMBontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Kondo
KUKumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Sato
MUMantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Keisuke Takami

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