Ashita no Jô

Feb 11 2011 N/A 2h 11m
Drama, Sport

Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki lives in a run-down low income area. There, alcoholic ex-boxer Danpei Tange notices Joe Yabuki's talents as a boxer. But then, Joe gets into trouble and is sentenced into the youth detention center. In the youth detention center, Joe gets into a brawl and then is knocked out by Toru Rikiishi who is a champion caliber professional boxer.

Plot

What does a young orphan urchin do in the slums of Tokyo? He gets into trouble, into brawls, into fights and eventually he lands in jail. Except this one is not just beating, he has a raw talent and a force that gets noticed. Out of jail, it is time to take the boy and polish the raw talent into something that fits the boxing rink.

Written by

Ikki Kajiwara, Tetsuya Chiba, Eriko Shinozaki

Directed by

Fumihiko Sori

Cast

Tomohisa Yamashita, Karina, Teruyuki Kagawa

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Languages

Awards

2 nominations

Trailers
Yamapi - Ashita no Joe [Full Trailer]
Scores
# of Votes
1,398
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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