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Fighting Spirit (2000)

Original title: はじめの一歩

2000-10-03 · 24m · JA
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Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

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Jun ShishidoDirectorKenichi KawamuraDirectorMasami HataDirectorChiharu SatoDirector

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Tomokazu SekiTomokazu SekiIchiro Miyata (voice)Kohei KiyasuKohei KiyasuIppo Makunouchi (voice)Rikiya KoyamaRikiya KoyamaMamoru Takamura (voice)Wataru TakagiWataru TakagiMasaru Aoki (voice)Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraTatsuya Kimura (voice)Jurota KosugiJurota KosugiRalph Anderson (voice)Kenji UtsumiKenji UtsumiGenji Kamogawa (voice)Hidenobu KiuchiHidenobu KiuchiDavid Eagle (voice)Toshihiko NakajimaToshihiko NakajimaHaruhiko Yagi (voice)Hisao EgawaHisao EgawaIwao Shimabukuro (voice)Sanae KobayashiSanae KobayashiKumi Mashiba (voice)Shin-ichiro MikiShin-ichiro MikiRyuhei Sawamura (voice)

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Genre affinityAnimation · Comedy · DramaVisual styleAnimationDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingAction Adventure · ShortDirector preference864800 · 212204 · 2297450Actor preference60746 · 440470 · 14272

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What is Fighting Spirit about?

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

How long is Fighting Spirit?

Fighting Spirit has a runtime of 24 minutes.

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