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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.

Release: 1981-02-11
Runtime: 99 min
Cast
Yūzō Kayama
Yūzō Kayama
Yūichi Tannuma
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Shinjiro Ishiyama
Ryoko Sakaguchi
Ryoko Sakaguchi
Junko Minagawa
Agnes Lam See-Chung
Agnes Lam See-Chung
Flora
Kirin Kiki
Kirin Kiki
Tomoe
Natsuko Kahara
Natsuko Kahara
Mari O'Hara
Toshihiko Yamamoto
Toshihiko Yamamoto
Kuwata (Photographer)
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Toshio Eguchi
Hisako Manda
Hisako Manda
Urara
Machiko Naka
Machiko Naka
Teruko Eguchi
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Makoto Matsuzaki
Uematsu (Driver of Ishiyama)
Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki
Okuyama
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北川欽三
Postal Clerk (Post)
Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto
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Taizo Sayama
Seō (Captain of Kyōnan Track and Field Team)
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Megumi Sono
Osami Nabe
Osami Nabe
Central Post Office Staff
Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
Shinki Ishiyama