The Rugby Star
Overview
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.
About The Rugby Star (1976)
The Rugby Star (1976) is a action and comedy movie produced by Toei Company in Japan. It was directed by Akira Shimizu and written by Motohiro Torii and Shizuo Nonami. On screen you will see Jirô Chiba, Koji Nanjo, Kentaro Maki, Gō Ibuki and Shiro Kishibe. With a runtime of 1h 28m, the film averages 10.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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