Gold Medal Man poster

Quick Info

Rating

5.5/10

Release2016

Runtime1h 48m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

Digital Frontier

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Maseki Geinou Co.

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Yomiuri Shimbun Company

NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company

Movie

Gold Medal Man

2016

1h 48m

5.5

Comedy

Synopsis

Senichi was born in 1964, when the entire nation was excited about the Tokyo Olympics. As an elementary student, Senichi won a footrace and got a taste of what winning felt like. Since then, Senichi takes part in various competitions including drawing and usually wins. He keeps struggling to win gold medals at competitions.

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