Japan / Feb 11, 1981
Return of the Champ (1981)
Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani
1h 39minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tatsuyoshi Ehara | Toshio Eguchi |
| Hisako Manda | Urara |
| Machiko Naka | Teruko Eguchi |
| Makoto Matsuzaki | Uematsu (Driver of Ishiyama) |
| Yū Fujiki | Okuyama |
| 北川欽三 | Postal Clerk (Post) |
| Ren Yamamoto | |
| Taizo Sayama | Seō (Captain of Kyōnan Track and Field Team) |
| Megumi Sono | |
| Osami Nabe | Central Post Office Staff |
| Jun Tazaki | Shinki Ishiyama |
| Ichirō Arishima | Kutarō Tannuma |
Genres
DramaComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 帰ってきた若大将 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Toho Eiga |
| Release date | 11 febbraio 1981 |
| Writer | Yasuo Tanami |
| Editing | Michiko Ikeda |
| Cinematography | Shoji Ueda |
| Assistant directors | Tsugunobu Kotani |
| Lighting | Hideki Mochizuki |
| Camera operators | Shoji Ueda |
| Additional photography | Shoji Ueda |
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| Production design | Kazuo Satsuya |
| Art direction | Kazuo Satsuya |
| Set decoration | Kazuo Satsuya |
| Music | 弾厚作, Ken'ichirō Morioka, Nobuyuki Tanaka |
| Sound | 弾厚作, Ken'ichirō Morioka, Nobuyuki Tanaka |
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