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The Rugby Star (1976)

★ 10.0/10 88 min Action, Comedy Japan Japanese
Director: Akira Shimizu
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Jirô Chiba
Jirô Chiba
Koji Nanjo
Koji Nanjo
Kentaro Maki
Gō Ibuki
Gō Ibuki
Shiro Kishibe
Shiro Kishibe
Rinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto
Seizō Fukumoto
Seizō Fukumoto
Masataka Iwao
Masataka Iwao

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