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College Champ (1962)

Original title: 日本一の若大将

1962-07-14 · 1h 36m · JA
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Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He has his eyes set on nationals in the fall, until one day he runs into a young woman who's fallen into trouble with the Lightning Gang...

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Jun FukudaDirector

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Yūzō KayamaYūzō KayamaYuichi TanumaYuriko HoshiYuriko HoshiSumiko NakasakaYōko FujiyamaYōko FujiyamaAkemi KitaAkemi KitaKayoko SuzukiKayoko SuzukiMachiko NakaMachiko NakaAkiko TanumaNami TamuraNami TamuraTatsuyoshi EharaTatsuyoshi EharaKunie TanakaKunie TanakaChōko IidaChōko IidaRiki TanumaKen UeharaKen UeharaIchirō ArishimaIchirō ArishimaKyuutarou Tanuma

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Genre affinityComedyDialogue densityComedyDirector preference286871Actor preference197271 · 249976 · 360058Country preferenceJpDecade preference1960

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What is College Champ about?

Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He has his eyes set on nationals in the fall, until one day he runs into a young woman who's fallen into trouble with the Lightning Gang...

How long is College Champ?

College Champ has a runtime of 96 minutes.