Fighting Spirit: Champion Road
Seen it?2003 | 90 min | Animation, Action, Comedy, TV Movie
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 anyone who wants a laugh, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 30 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).
Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight champion and a medical student, Sanada Kazuki. In addition to this feud, Sanada is being coached by Kamogawa's former rival, Hama Dankichi. What makes things worse is that Sanada works at the same hospital where Kumi is a nurse at and everybody at the hospital wants Sanada to win. Not only does Ippo have to defend his title, he has to reclaim his love.
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
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Cast & crew
Directed by Satoshi Nishimura
- Kohei KiyasuIppo Makunouchi (voice)
- Rikiya KoyamaMamoru Takamura (voice)
- Kenji UtsumiGenji Kamogawa (voice)
- Masaya OnosakaTakeshi Sendo (voice)
- Tomokazu SekiIchirou Miyata (voice)
- Wataru TakagiMasaru Aoki (voice)
- Masahiro TanakaRyo Mashiba (voice)
- Keiji FujiwaraTatsuya Kimura (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaKazuki Sanada (voice)
- Sanae KobayashiKumi Mashiba (voice)