College Champ

College Champ

1962 · 96 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy

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...

Directed by Jun Fukuda · Written by Ryōzō Kasahara

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