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Completed - JAPANESE - Action/Adventure, Drama, Sport

Log Line

After six years from the success of "100 YEN LOVE", the same staffs gathered again to showcase a newly-born boxing movie and VOD series that focus on the side of "losers".

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Masaharu TAKE
Cast : Mirai MORIYAMA, Takumi KITAMURA, Ryo KATSUJI

Producer(s) : Gen SATO (TOEI VIDEO CO., LTD.)

Synopsis

Falling from a path to become a world champion, which he almost achieved in the past, a pro-boxer, Akira Suenaga stands up on a ring as an “underdog” facing an every day threat of retiring. Abandoned by a mother and once lived in the underworld, a young man Ryuta Omura’s boxing talent is acknowledged and expected to succeed worldwide, while a comedian without any notable achievement happens to take up a challenge for pro-boxing as a part of variety TV show, that is Shun Miyagi. Having different living backgrounds, those three crush their fists on a ring in order to restart their lives and to maintain their own dignity.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN

Festivals and Awards

Tokyo International Film Festival 2020 (Opening)


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