The Rugby Star

    The Rugby Star
    1976

    Synopsis

    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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      Cast

      • Jirô Chiba
      • Koji Nanjo
      • Kentaro Maki
      • Gō Ibuki
      • Shiro Kishibe
      • Rinichi Yamamoto
      • Seizō Fukumoto
      • Masataka Iwao
      • Yōko Koizumi
      • Akane Kawasaki

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