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The Rugby Star

1976-05-15
10
en 88m
ActionComedy
The success of Truck Yaro (1975-1979) initiated a whole load of movies that put "Yaro" in their title, including this semi-bonkers sports comedy/drama. Sonny Chiba's brother Jiro Chiba stars as a Rugby player whose team must find a way to beat the opponent. It's a standard storyline without any major surprises, but works surprisingly well. Training scenes are relatively nuts; much better than the actual matches actually, which tend to go on forever. There is no sex, nudity or graphic violence, making this a family friendly affair. Sonny Chiba appears for about 7 minutes during the last third as a truck driver who comes to Jiro's rescue.

Director

Akira Shimizu

Cinematography

Shigeru Akatsuka

Assistant Director

Akiyasu Tawarazaka

Music

Hajime Ueshiba

Editor

Kozo Horiike

Screenplay

Motohiro Torii

Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Toei Company

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