Return of the Champ
1981, Japanese. Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani.
A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama to New York, where the former runs in the New York Marathon and romances TV producer Minagawa. A delightful throwback to Toho's '60s style filmmaking.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Tsugunobu KotaniDirector
- Yūzō KayamaYūichi Tannuma
- Kunie TanakaShinjiro Ishiyama
- Ryoko SakaguchiJunko Minagawa
- Agnes Lam See-ChungFlora
- Kirin KikiTomoe
- Natsuko KaharaMari O'Hara
- Toshihiko YamamotoKuwata (Photographer)
- Tatsuyoshi EharaToshio Eguchi
- Hisako MandaUrara
- Machiko NakaTeruko Eguchi
- Makoto MatsuzakiUematsu (Driver of Ishiyama)
- Yū FujikiOkuyama
Details
- Released
- 11 February 1981
- Original title
- 帰ってきた若大将
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yasuo Tanami
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Return of the Champ runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Return of the Champ isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 February 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Return of the Champ?
Return of the Champ (1981) was directed by Tsugunobu Kotani and stars Yūzō Kayama, Kunie Tanaka, Ryoko Sakaguchi.