Fighting Spirit

Fighting Spirit

2000
24m
8.7

8.7/10

1,242 votes • View on IMDb
Animation Comedy Drama Action & Adventure

"The moment you back down is the moment you lose!"

Overview

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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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Madhouse MAPPA Nippon Television Network Corporation D.N. Dream Partners VAP
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title はじめの一歩
Release Date October 3, 2000
Status Ended
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0481256
Website Visit Site

Cast

Kohei Kiyasu
Kohei Kiyasu

Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

Rikiya Koyama
Rikiya Koyama

Mamoru Takamura (voice)

Wataru Takagi
Wataru Takagi

Masaru Aoki (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara
Keiji Fujiwara

Tatsuya Kimura (voice)

Jurota Kosugi
Jurota Kosugi

Ralph Anderson (voice)

Hidenobu Kiuchi
Hidenobu Kiuchi

David Eagle (voice)

Hisao Egawa
Hisao Egawa

Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki
Shin-ichiro Miki

Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)

Key Crew

Tomohiro Shindo
Producer
Toshio Nakatani
Producer
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Writer