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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

1958 Directed by Katsumi Nishikawa

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...

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Tamio Kawachi

Tamio Kawachi

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Kaoru Shirafuji

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

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Noriko Komatsu

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

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Ken

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

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Ruka Umebayashi

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

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Tominaga

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

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Morihiko Shirafuji

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

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Seikichi Kawarai

98 minutes

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