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The Rugby Star

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 Rugby 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.

1976 |1h 28m |  Action, Comedy

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Cast

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Jirô Chiba

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Koji Nanjo

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Gō Ibuki

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Rinichi Yamamoto

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Seizō Fukumoto

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Masataka Iwao

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Yōko Koizumi

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Sonny Chiba

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Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Budget

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