The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

1958

1h 38m

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Former boxer Daishiro lost his wife, and his only son, Kaoru, went missing, it was a heavy blow for Daishiro. One day, Daishiro got a call from his relative Morihiko. He said he forgot the winning lottery ticket of 2 million yen at the hotel, so he wants Daishiro to go and pick it up. Morihiko used the hotel for secret meetings, so he said he couldn't go there himself because he was afraid it would become public. When Daishiro entered the hotel, the Yakuza, who learned about the lottery from the newspaper, threaten the hotel maid Noriko, and want to rob her. Daishiro helps Noriko and safely picks up the lottery, but a message arrives from his relative Seikichi from Osaka. His missing son Kaoru is said to be a boxer in Osaka. "My son... He has the blood of a boxer in him..." Daishiro is heading to Osaka in a hurry...

Writers

Ichirō Ikeda(screenplay by)
Dai Nishijima(screenplay by)
Tomoichirō Inoue(original story by)
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Tamio Kawachi
Kaoru Shirafuji
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Ruriko Asaoka
Noriko Komatsu
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Sanae Nakahara
Ruka Umebayashi
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Masumi Okada
Morihiko Shirafuji
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Shoichi Ozawa
Seikichi Kawarai
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Toyo Takahashi
Mitsu Shirafuji
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Kaku Takashina
Boxing trainer
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Hisao Toake
Kenryô Shirafuji
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Unpei Yokoyama
Rokunosuke Komatsu
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Shirō Ōsaka
Daishirô Shirafuji
Sanpei Mine
Man who draw blank ticket

Writers

Ichirō Ikeda(screenplay by)
Dai Nishijima(screenplay by)
Tomoichirō Inoue(original story by)

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Release date

September 2, 1958 (United States)

Country of origin

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production company

Nikkatsu Corporation

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