King of the Ring: The World of Glory

Boxing film directed by Teruo Ishii in his directorial debut.

Cast

Ken Utsui

Junko Ikeuchi

as Kyoko

Shoji Nakayama

Ichirō Izawa

Katsuko Wakasugi

as Ruriko

Toshio Hosokawa

Teruo Hata

as Cabaret singer

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