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TOMORROW'S JOE (ASHITA NO JOE) (Past Film)
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Completed - JAPANESE - Action/Adventure, Drama - 132 minutes

Log Line

The soulful manga masterpiece that captivated all of Japan finally hits the big screen!
A fateful encounter. A showdown with destiny.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2011 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
  • AFM 2011 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Fumihiko SORI
Writer(s) : Eriko SHIOZAKI
Cast : Tomohisa YAMASHITA, Yusuke ISEYA, Karina , Teruyuki KAGAWA

Producer(s) : Kazuya HAMANA, Hidenori IYODA

Synopsis

The late 1960's. Alone, young man who spends his days brawling and stealing drifts into a Tokyo glophouse district. His name is Joe Yabuki (Tomohisa Yamashita). There, he meets alcoholic former boxer Danpei Tenge (Teruyuki Kagawa), who senses a natural born fighting talent in Joe. However, soon after Joe is sent to a reformatery for assault. Danpei sends Joe a letter while he's incaracerated. Entitled "For Tomorrow", it explains the basic boxing technique of the jab.....

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Country(ies) : JAPAN

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