The Rugby StarMovie
The success of Truck Yaro (1975-1979) initiated a whole load of movies that put "Yaro" in their title, including this semi-bonkers sports comedy/drama. Sonny Chiba's brother Jiro Chiba stars as a Rugby player whose team must find a way to beat the opponent. It's a standard storyline without any major surprises, but works surprisingly well. Training scenes are relatively nuts; much better than the actual matches actually, which tend to go on forever. There is no sex, nudity or graphic violence, making this a family friendly affair. Sonny Chiba appears for about 7 minutes during the last third as a truck driver who comes to Jiro's rescue.
About The Rugby Star
The Rugby Star is a 1976 action, comedy movie directed by Akira Shimizu.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 28m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Jirô Chiba, Koji Nanjo, Kentaro Maki, Gō Ibuki. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
