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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

Original Title: 明日を賭ける男

1958
1h 38m
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1958

Runtime

1h 38m

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Storyline

Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for Daishiro. One day, Daishiro got a call from his relative Morihiko. He said he forgot the winning lottery ticket of 2 million yen at the hotel, so he wants Daishiro to go and pick it up. Morihiko used the hotel for secret meetings, so he said he couldn't go there himself because he was afraid it would become public. When Daishiro entered the hotel, the Yakuza, who learned about the lottery from the newspaper, threaten the hotel maid Noriko, and want to rob her. Daishiro helps Noriko and safely picks up the lottery, but a message arrives from his relative Seikichi from Osaka. His missing son Kaoru is said to be a boxer in Osaka. "My son... He has the blood of a boxer in him..." Daishiro is heading to Osaka in a hurry...

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Sep 2, 1958
Languages
Japanese
Director
Katsumi Nishikawa
Katsumi Nishikawa
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

15 Cast Members

Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

Kaoru Shirafuji

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Noriko Komatsu

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Ken

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Ruka Umebayashi

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Tominaga

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Morihiko Shirafuji

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Seikichi Kawarai

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Osumi

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Mitsu Shirafuji

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Masumura

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Boxing trainer

Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Kenryô Shirafuji

Unpei Yokoyama

Unpei Yokoyama

Rokunosuke Komatsu

Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Daishirô Shirafuji

Sanpei Mine

Man who draw blank ticket

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