はじめの一歩 -Champion Road- (2003): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2003, はじめの一歩 -Champion Road- is an action, komödie and animation film directed by Satoshi Nishimura, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight champion and a medical student, Sanada Kazuki. In addition to this feud, Sanada is being coached by Kamogawa's former rival, Hama Dankichi. What makes things worse is that Sanada works at the same hospital where Kumi is a nurse at and everybody at the hospital wants Sanada to win. Not only does Ippo have to defend his title, he has to reclaim his love.

Who’s in it. はじめの一歩 -Champion Road- stars Kohei Kiyasu as Ippo Makunouchi (voice), Rikiya Koyama as Mamoru Takamura (voice), Kenji Utsumi as Genji Kamogawa (voice) and Masaya Onosaka as Takeshi Sendo (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.1/10, はじめの一歩 -Champion Road- has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch はじめの一歩 -Champion Road- page.

If you liked it. Fans of はじめの一歩 -Champion Road- tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.