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Return of the Champ

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.

Top 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

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.

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