Tomorrow's Joe
Seen it?1970 | 2 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 53 hours in all.
- 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).
- Made in 1970: an older pace and style.
A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an old drunk who happens to be watching—Danpei Tange, a failed boxer and former coach who sees something special in the boy. He pleads with Joe to train with him off, but the cocky young fighter brushes him. Later, though, when Joe is arrested and put in a juvenile detention facility, he realizes that he’s going to need to hone his raw fighting skills if he wants to survive. Thus is born a partnership that might just take Joe all the way to the top…
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
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
Not enough engagement data yet
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Tomorrow's Joe is the high point.
Tomorrow's Joe1970 · 79 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday- Tomorrow's Joe 21980 · 47 episodes · 10.0 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
- Teruhiko AoiJoe Yabuki (voice)
- Fuyumi ShiraishiSachi (voice)
- Shūsei NakamuraTōru Rikiishi (voice)
- Jūkei FujiokaDanpei Tange (voice)
- Ryusei NakaoRivera Carlos (voice)
- Noriko TsukaseChuukichi (voice)
- Kei MoriwakiNoriko Hayashi (voice)
- Keiko OzakiMrs. Mendoza Jose (voice)
- Norio WakamotoRyuuhi Kin (voice)
- Junko HoriKinoko (voice)