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Return of the Champ poster

Return of the Champ(1981)

February 11, 19811h 39m

Drama Comedy Romance

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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.

Director: Tsugunobu Kotani
Writers: Yasuo Tanami

Top Billed Cast

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

Natsuko Kahara

Mari O'Hara

Toshihiko Yamamoto

Kuwata (Photographer)

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Toshio Eguchi

Hisako Manda

Urara

Machiko Naka

Teruko Eguchi

Yū Fujiki

Okuyama

Ren Yamamoto

Osami Nabe

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Shinki Ishiyama

Ichirō Arishima

Kutarō Tannuma

Makoto Matsuzaki

Uematsu (Driver of Ishiyama)

北川欽三

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Seō (Captain of Kyōnan Track and Field Team)

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: 帰ってきた若大将
Original language: Japanese
Production: TOHO, Toho Eiga

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