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A university boxing captain struggles between love and ambition as he secretly longs for a woman promised to another. When betrayal and heartbreak push him toward a professional career, loyalty and sacrifice draw him back—ending in a fight against gangsters, a lost championship, and a tearful farewell to youth.
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A university boxing captain struggles between love and ambition as he secretly longs for a woman promised to another. When betrayal and heartbreak push him toward a professional career, loyalty and sacrifice draw him back—ending in a fight against gangsters, a lost championship, and a tearful farewell to youth.
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Genre:Romance, Drama
Written By:Hajime Arai
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Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:TOHO
Cast
Shunkai Mizuho
Director
Hiroshi Mizuhara
Hiroshi Nakahara (University boxing club member)
Kumi Mizuno
Yuki Toyama
Tadao Takashima
Shuichi Nomoto (Aoi Construction engineer)
Ken Mitsuda
Genzo Toyama (President of Aoi Construction, Yuki’s father)
Fumie Noguchi
Midori Yoneyama (Yuki’s friend)
Kyōko Anzai
Akemi (Jockey Club waitress)
Kensuke Yairo
Yuji Osawa (Boxing club manager)
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Sono Toyama (Genzo’s wife)
堀谷昭
Masayuki Toyama
Ayako Aso
Fusako (Waitress)
Misako Asuka
Yoshiko (Waitress)
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