The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

98 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 2, 1958

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...

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow

98 mins | Drama, Crime | Sept. 2, 1958

The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow
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...
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 明日を賭ける男
Directors Katsumi Nishikawa
Writers Tomoichirô Inoue, Dai Nishijima, Ichirô Ikeda

Cast

Tamio Kawachi

as Kaoru Shirafuji

Ruriko Asaoka

as Noriko Komatsu

Sanae Nakahara

as Ruka Umebayashi

Kō Nishimura

as Tominaga

Masumi Okada

as Morihiko Shirafuji

Shoichi Ozawa

as Seikichi Kawarai

Kin Sugai

as Osumi

Toyo Takahashi

as Mitsu Shirafuji

Taiji Tonoyama

as Masumura

Kaku Takashina

as Boxing trainer

Hisao Toake

as Kenryô Shirafuji

Unpei Yokoyama

as Rokunosuke Komatsu

Shirō Ōsaka

as Daishirô Shirafuji

Sanpei Mine

as Man who draw blank ticket