Directed by:
Satoshi NishimuraScreenplay:
Kazuyuki FudeyasuCinematography:
Takahiro MiyataComposer:
Tsuneo ImahoriCast:
Wataru Takagi, Ichirō Nagai, Kōichi Yamadera, Masaya Onosaka, Tomokazu Seki, Kouhei Kiyasu, Hiroaki Hirata, Kōji Totani, Katsuyuki Konishi, Sanae Kobayashi (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Wataru Takagi
Japan
Best movies:
Ichirō Nagai
Japan
Best movies:
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Ninja Scroll (1993)
![Kōichi Yamadera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/382/159382160_bfd2e2.jpg)
Kōichi Yamadera
Japan
Best movies:
Masaya Onosaka
Japan
Best movies:
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Tomokazu Seki
Japan
Best movies:
Kouhei Kiyasu
Japan
Best movies:
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
Hiroaki Hirata
Japan
Best movies:
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Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
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Kōji Totani
Japan
Best movies:
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
Galaxy Express 999 (1979)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Japan
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Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
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Sanae Kobayashi
Japan
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Seizō Katō
Japan
Best movies:
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Jin Horikawa
Japan
Best movies:
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Kimura Tatsuya vs Mashiba Ryo (2003)
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
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Mitsuaki Madono
Japan
Best movies:
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
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Ken'ichi Ono
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Best movies:
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! - Kimura Tatsuya vs Mashiba Ryo (2003)
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
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Masahiko Tanaka
Japan
Best movies:
Ken'ichi Mochizuki
Japan
Best movies:
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
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Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
Shintarō Ōhata
Japan
Best movies:
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
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Rikiya Koyama
Japan
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Toshihiko Nakajima
Japan
Best movies:
Satoshi Katôgi
Japan
Best movies:
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) (TV movie)
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
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