The Rugby Star

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 15, 1976

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Koji Nanjo,Akane Kawasaki,Gō Ibuki,Jirô Chiba,Yumi Katsurada,Rinichi Yamamoto,Shiro Kishibe,Seizō Fukumoto,Momoko Ikeda,Yōko Koizumiand 3 more

Director

Akira Shimizu

Writer

Motohiro Torii,Shizuo Nonami

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7684748