Fighting Spirit (2000)
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...
Writing:
Stars:
- Tatsuhiko Urahata
- Satoshi Nishimura
- George Morikawa
Stars:
Masaru Aoki (voice)
Mamoru Takamura (voice)
Takuma Saeki
Reiko Mikami
Alexander Vorg Zangief
Ichiro Miyata (voice)
Takeshi Sendo (voice)
Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
Genji Kamogawa
Yusuke Oda
Kumi Mashiba
Akira Shigeta
Mari Iimura
Ryuichi Hayami
Miyata's father
Minoru Fujii (voice)
Date Eiji
Ryo Mashiba
Haruhiko Yagi
Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
Ralph Anderson (voice)
David Eagle (voice)
Ryuhei Sawamura
Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)
Hiroko Makunōchi
Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)
Takeshi Sendo
