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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (1958)

★ 6.0/10 98 min Drama, Crime Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Ichirō Ikeda, Dai Nishijima
Original Story: Tomoichirō Inoue
Streaming: Not available

Description

Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for Daishiro. One day, Daishiro got a call from his relative Morihiko. He said he forgot the winning lottery ticket of 2 million yen at the hotel, so he wants Daishiro to go and pick it up. Morihiko used the hotel for secret meetings, so he said he couldn't go there himself because he was afraid it would become public. When Daishiro entered the hotel, the Yakuza, who learned about the lottery from the newspaper, threaten the hotel maid Noriko, and want to rob her. Daishiro helps Noriko and safely picks up the lottery, but a message arrives from his relative Seikichi from Osaka. His missing son Kaoru is said to be a boxer in Osaka. "My son... He has the blood of a boxer in him..." Daishiro is heading to Osaka in a hurry...

Top Cast

Tamio Kawachi
Tamio Kawachi Kaoru Shirafuji
Ruriko Asaoka
Ruriko Asaoka Noriko Komatsu
Hiroshi Kondō
Hiroshi Kondō Ken
Sanae Nakahara
Sanae Nakahara Ruka Umebayashi
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura Tominaga
Masumi Okada
Masumi Okada Morihiko Shirafuji
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa Seikichi Kawarai
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai Osumi

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