The Guys Who Put Money on Me

An unofficial sequel to Million Dollar Match (1961) which also starred Koji Wada as a young energetic boxer. This story deals more with betting action surrounding a boxing match, concentrating mostly on the high-powered Yakuza gambling dens.

Cast

Kōji Wada

as Seiji Fujikura

Tamio Kawachi

as Kenjiro Yoshida

Ryōji Hayama

Yōko Minamida

as Sanae Kitazawa

Mari Shiraki

Mayumi Shimizu

as Yoko Takei

Kaku Takashina

as Kawamura

Yuzo Kiura

as Yasukawa

Kōichi Uenoyama

as Kikuchi

Saburo Hiromatsu

as Nishiyama

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