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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

1958

98 minutes

DramaCrime

Overview

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...

Top Cast

Tamio Kawachi headshot

Tamio Kawachi

Kaoru Shirafuji

Ruriko Asaoka headshot

Ruriko Asaoka

Noriko Komatsu

Hiroshi Kondō headshot

Hiroshi Kondō

Ken

Sanae Nakahara headshot

Sanae Nakahara

Ruka Umebayashi

Kō Nishimura headshot

Kō Nishimura

Tominaga

Masumi Okada headshot

Masumi Okada

Morihiko Shirafuji

Shoichi Ozawa headshot

Shoichi Ozawa

Seikichi Kawarai

Kin Sugai headshot

Kin Sugai

Osumi

Toyo Takahashi headshot

Toyo Takahashi

Mitsu Shirafuji

Taiji Tonoyama headshot

Taiji Tonoyama

Masumura

Kaku Takashina headshot

Kaku Takashina

Boxing trainer

Hisao Toake headshot

Hisao Toake

Kenryô Shirafuji

Unpei Yokoyama headshot

Unpei Yokoyama

Rokunosuke Komatsu

Shirō Ōsaka headshot

Shirō Ōsaka

Daishirô Shirafuji

Sanpei Mine headshot

Sanpei Mine

Man who draw blank ticket