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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Return of the Champ was released on February 11, 1981.
Return of the Champ was directed by Tsugunobu Kotani.
Return of the Champ has a runtime of 1h 39m.
Return of the Champ was produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa, Masayuki Takubo, Shin Watanabe.
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.
The key characters in Return of the Champ are Yūichi Tannuma (Yūzō Kayama), Shinjiro Ishiyama (Kunie Tanaka), Junko Minagawa (Ryoko Sakaguchi).
Return of the Champ is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film.