![The Rugby Star](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//n1IJoyb7Pbz95iCVSao6UhDtKwu.jpg)
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The Rugby Star(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-05-15
Time: 1h 28m
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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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Production Companies:
![Toei Company Toei Company](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/qyTbRgCyU9NLKvKaiQVbadtr7RY.png)