ActionComedy
The Rugby Star
User Score1 votes
100%10.0/10
Release1976→
Runtime1H 28M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
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.
Principal Cast8
Full Cast & Crew (20)Media1
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Director
Akira Shimizu
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Countries:Japan
Production:Toei Company

















