The Rugby Star

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MOVIE

The Rugby Star

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.

Original Title

ラクビー野郎

Release Date

1976-05-15

Year

1976

Duration

1h 28m

Status

Released

Score

10.00

Production

Cast

Jirô Chiba

Jirô Chiba

Koji Nanjo

Koji Nanjo

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Kentaro Maki

Gō Ibuki

Gō Ibuki

Shiro Kishibe

Shiro Kishibe

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Masataka Iwao

Masataka Iwao

Yōko Koizumi

Yōko Koizumi

Akane Kawasaki

Akane Kawasaki