The Rugby Star
1976 | 88m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Akira Shimizu |
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| Writer: | Shizuo Nonami, Motohiro Torii |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 15, 1976 |
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| Director: | Akira Shimizu |
| Writer: | Shizuo Nonami, Motohiro Torii |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action |
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| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Jirô Chiba | |
| Koji Nanjo | |
| Kentaro Maki | |
| Gō Ibuki | |
| Shiro Kishibe | |
| Rinichi Yamamoto | |
| Seizō Fukumoto | |
| Masataka Iwao | |
| Yōko Koizumi | |
| Akane Kawasaki | |
| Momoko Ikeda | |
| Yumi Katsurada | |
| Sonny Chiba |
| Name | Job |
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| Kozo Horiike | Editor |
| Akiyasu Tawarazaka | Assistant Director |
| Shizuo Nonami | Screenplay |
| Shigeru Akatsuka | Cinematography |
| Hajime Ueshiba | Music |
| Akira Shimizu | Director |
| Motohiro Torii | Screenplay |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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