The Sex Check, Daini no Sei (1968) dir. Yasuzo Masumura
Ken Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by WWII. A broken man, he leads the dissolute life of a gigolo until a chance meeting with a fiery young athlete named Hiroko (Michiyo Yasuda). Realizing that she has talent as a sprinter, Miyagi sees a second chance at Olympic glory in becoming her coach. Following Miyagis unconventional, militarystyle training, Hiroko sets a record for the 100meter dash, but her greatest hurdle proves to be a sex check which all professional athletes must pass.
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