The Boxer

Broken-down ex-boxing champ Hayato (Bunta Sugawara) went to confront Tenma (Kentaro Shimizu), the lame construction worker responsible for the questionably accidental site mishap that killed his kid brother. To Hayato's shock, Tenma not only begged his forgiveness, but his mentoring in the ring-and the old pug would surprise himself by granting both. Shuji Terayama's stylish sports saga also stars Masumi Harukawa, Kôji Hio, Hiroko Isayama. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English; featurettes. In Japanese with English subtitles.