Return of the Champ (1981)

A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama to New York, where the former runs in the New York Marathon and romances TV producer Minagawa. A delightful throwback to Toho's '60s style filmmaking.

Cast (19)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Yūzō Kayama

Yūichi Tannuma

Kunie Tanaka

Shinjiro Ishiyama

Ryoko Sakaguchi

Junko Minagawa

Agnes Lam See-Chung

Flora

Kirin Kiki

Tomoe

Natsuko Kahara

Mari O'Hara

Toshihiko Yamamoto

Kuwata (Photographer)

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Toshio Eguchi

Hisako Manda

Urara

Machiko Naka

Teruko Eguchi

M

Makoto Matsuzaki

Uematsu (Driver of Ishiyama)

Yū Fujiki

Okuyama

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北川欽三

Postal Clerk (Post)

Ren Yamamoto

T

Taizo Sayama

Seō (Captain of Kyōnan Track and Field Team)

M

Megumi Sono

Osami Nabe

Central Post Office Staff

Jun Tazaki

Shinki Ishiyama

Ichirō Arishima

Kutarō Tannuma

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