The Rugby Star (1976)

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 Rugb...y 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. more

Directing:
  • Akira Shimizu

Writing:
  • Motohiro Torii
  • Shizuo Nonami

Stars:
Release Date: 1976-05-15
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  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 88

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