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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.
| Release : | 1976 |
| Rating : | 10 |
| Studio : | Toei Company, |
| Crew : | Cinematography, Assistant Director, |
| Cast : | Jirô Chiba Koji Nanjo Gō Ibuki Rinichi Yamamoto Seizō Fukumoto |
| Genre : | Action Comedy |
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It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
The movie really just wants to entertain people.
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
