Rent The Boxer (1977)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 34min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- A former boxing champ on the skids (Bunta Sugawara) finds an opportunity for redemption by training a young fighter everyone judges beyond hope (Kentaro Shimizu, Mermaid Legend). Legendary director and playwright Shuji Terayama (Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets) made 'The Boxer' for major studio Toei, at the request of lead actor Sugawara. While the story has the studio's trademark gritty 1970s setting, Terayama imbues the film with his characteristic carnivalesque atmosphere and his unparalleled passion for sports, resulting in a boxing movie like no other and a unique entry in his own filmography.
- Actors:
- Bunta Sugawara, Kentarô Shimizu, Masumi Harukawa, Kôji Hio, Hiroko Isayama, Yuka Kamebuchi, Jûrô Kara, Genji Kawai, Akira Kuji, Pancho Meguro, Yôko Natsuki, Yôsuke Natsuki, Hiroshi Nawa, Yutaka Nemoto, Keiko Niitaka, Akira Ôizumi, Susumu Oono, Shôichi Ozawa, Yoko Ran, Tadayasu Sakai
- Directors:
- Shûji Terayama
- Producers:
- Kanji Amao, Kôji Ohta, Kôji Shundô
- Writers:
- Fumio Ishimori, Rio Kishida, Shûji Terayama
- Aka:
- Bokusâ
- Genres:
- Drama, Sports & Sport Films
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/07/2026
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with composer J.A. Seaver (2026)
- New visual essay on Toei studio in the year 1977 by Tom Mes (2026)
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