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Roar of the Crowd (1990)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 59M

Director : Yutaka Osawa
Writer : Takeo Kunihiro

Synopsis

Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.

Actors

Tomokazu Miura
Tomokazu Miura
Misako Tanaka
Misako Tanaka
Yasufumi Hayashi
Yasufumi Hayashi
Mayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa
Casey Takamine
Casey Takamine
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Shigeru Kôyama
Shigeru Kôyama
Hitoshi Ueki
Hitoshi Ueki
Tomoko Ôtakara
Tomoko Ôtakara

Crews

Yutaka Osawa
Yutaka Osawa
Director
Takeo Kunihiro
Takeo Kunihiro
Screenplay
Yoshinari Tobe
Yoshinari Tobe
Novel
Kensaku Tanikawa
Kensaku Tanikawa
Music
Shun Yamamoto
Shun Yamamoto
Cinematography

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