Return of the Champ

Name: Return of the Champ
Director: Tsugunobu Kotani
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1981-02-11
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Yūzō Kayama, Kunie Tanaka, Ryoko Sakaguchi, Agnes Lam See-Chung, Kirin Kiki

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1981 · 99 min · Drama · Comedy · Romance · TMDB 10.0/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani

Cast

Yūzō Kayama — Yūichi Tannuma
Kunie Tanaka — Shinjiro Ishiyama
Ryoko Sakaguchi — Junko Minagawa
Agnes Lam See-Chung — Flora
Kirin Kiki — Tomoe