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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

Sep 2, 1958 · 1h 38m
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Drama
Crime

PLOT

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...

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CAST

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

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
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Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Country
JP
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