The Champion

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.

• Umetsugu InoueWriter
• Umetsugu InoueScreenplay
• Toshio MasudaScreenplay
• Isamu OnodaWriter
• Umetsugu InoueDirector
• Taichiro KosugiOriginal Music Composer

• Tatsuya MihashiEikichi Yamashiro
• Yōko MinamidaNatsuko Miyagawa
• Yūjirō IshiharaShuntaro Fuma
• Mie KitaharaMari Shiraki
• Taiji TonoyamaPote-chan
• Jushiro KobayashiCast
• Tōru AbeShinzo Takaoka
• Joe ShishidoBoxer Ishiyama
• Masao ShimizuKeisuke Miyagawa
• Noriko KatsuraYottan
• Hisae UrashimaRose Minami
• Yoko TakeuchiCast