Fighting Spirit (2000)
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...
Release date: 2000-10-03
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8.63 / 10
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Orginal language: 日本語
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Seasons
Main cast
Kohei Kiyasu
as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
as Mamoru Takamura (voice)
Wataru Takagi
as Masaru Aoki (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
as Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
Jurota Kosugi
as Ralph Anderson (voice)
Hidenobu Kiuchi
as David Eagle (voice)
Hisao Egawa
as Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)
Crew - click here to expand
Chiharu Sato - Action Director, Masao Maruyama - Creative Producer, Tomohiro Shindo - Producer, Shinya Yamada - Music Producer, Keiichi Eda - CGI Director, Yumi Jinguji - Editor, Yuka Okamoto - Art Direction, Tsuneo Imahori - Original Music Composer, Yoshihisa Hirano - Original Music Composer, Chiharu Tanaka - Color Designer, Hidetoshi Kaneko - Art Direction, Yuya Kumazawa - Director of Photography, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu - Series Composition, Toshio Nakatani - Producer, Masafumi Mima - Sound Director, Koji Sugiura - Character Designer, George Morikawa - Comic Book, Tatsuhiko Urahata - Writer