
Victory and Defeat
Drama · Action
Overview
After the boxing champion retires, the head of a powerful gym, Minegishi (So Yamamura), recommends Yamanaka (Hiroshi Kawaguchi), who is no longer in top form and is ranked number one, for a title fight, but his comrade Hata (Kojiro Hongo) is not happy with this choice, and so he moves to the gym run by the criminal businessman Goda (Toru Abe) and burning desire to beat Yamanaka.
Top Cast


Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Muneo Yamanaka
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Muneo Yamanaka


Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Shizuko Abe
Ayako Wakao
Shizuko Abe


Kōjirō Hongō
Kōjirō Hongō
Tetsutaro Hata
Kōjirō Hongō
Tetsutaro Hata


So Yamamura
So Yamamura
Kimpei Minegishi
So Yamamura
Kimpei Minegishi


Hitomi Nozoe
Hitomi Nozoe
Yoko, Muneo's sister
Hitomi Nozoe
Yoko, Muneo's sister


Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Kenzo Goda
Tōru Abe
Kenzo Goda


Michiyo Aratama
Michiyo Aratama
Sayoko Takamatsu
Michiyo Aratama
Sayoko Takamatsu


Eiji Funakoshi
Eiji Funakoshi
Ryusuke Suma
Eiji Funakoshi
Ryusuke Suma


Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Kondo
Bontarō Miake
Kondo


Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Sato
Kumeko Urabe
Sato
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