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Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003)

Original title: はじめの一歩 -Champion Road-

2003-06-25 · 1h 30m · JA
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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.

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Satoshi NishimuraDirector

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Kohei KiyasuKohei KiyasuIppo Makunouchi (voice)Rikiya KoyamaRikiya KoyamaMamoru Takamura (voice)Kenji UtsumiKenji UtsumiGenji Kamogawa (voice)Masaya OnosakaMasaya OnosakaTakeshi Sendo (voice)Tomokazu SekiTomokazu SekiIchirou Miyata (voice)Wataru TakagiWataru TakagiMasaru Aoki (voice)Masahiro TanakaMasahiro TanakaRyo Mashiba (voice)Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraTatsuya Kimura (voice)

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What is Fighting Spirit: Champion Road 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.

How long is Fighting Spirit: Champion Road?

Fighting Spirit: Champion Road has a runtime of 90 minutes.

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