Roar of the Crowd

Roar of the Crowd

1990 · 119 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.

Directed by Yutaka Osawa · Written by Takeo Kunihiro

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