Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie
Seen it?1981 | 112 min | Action, Animation, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anime fans and people who get choked up at a comeback. Made in the anime tradition: bold, emotional and willing to go dark. Sits nicely alongside Field of Dreams. The sport matters, but the people playing it matter more.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
It has been six months since the tragic accident in Joe and Rikiishi's fight. Joe believes he has overcome Rikiishi's death and decides to make a comeback. Joe does make a successful comeback by scoring 5 KO's by body blows. Joe is then given a shot at the national title as a means by the boxing commission to put him down. The champion, Tiger Ozaki makes use of Joe's habits and ends up making Joe's corner throw in the towel. Joe is afraid to throw punches at the face because of what happened to Rikiishi. Youko, Joe's love interest and the owner of the gym where Rikiishi trained at recruits a world ranked boxer from Venezuela, Carlos Rivera, to get Joe back on his feet and pursue his boxing career to the regional and world ranks.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Osamu Dezaki
- Teruhiko AoiJoe Yabuki (voice)
- Jūkei FujiokaDanpei Tange
- Toshiyuki HosokawaToru rikiishi
- Fumi DanYoko shiraki
- Shiro KishibeMonmoth nishi
- Masumi OkadaJose Mendosa
- Joe YamanakaCarlos Rivera (voice)
- Toshiko Fujita
- Toshio Furukawa
- Junko Hori