
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.
The Rugby Star
May 15, 1976
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Cast (13)

Jirô Chiba
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Koji Nanjo
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Kentaro Maki
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Gō Ibuki
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Shiro Kishibe
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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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Akane Kawasaki
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Momoko Ikeda
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Yumi Katsurada
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Sonny Chiba
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Crew (7)
Directing

Akiyasu Tawarazaka
Assistant Director

Akira Shimizu
Director
Writing

Motohiro Torii
Screenplay

Shizuo Nonami
Screenplay
Production
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Hajime Ueshiba
Music
Art
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Shigeru Akatsuka
Cinematography
Editing

Kozo Horiike
Editor