Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

Name: Fighting Spirit: Champion Road
Director: Satoshi Nishimura
Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, TV Movie
Released: 2003-06-25
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Kenji Utsumi, Masaya Onosaka, Tomokazu Seki

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2003 · 90 min · Animation · Action · Comedy · TV Movie · TMDB 6.9/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Satoshi Nishimura

Cast

Kohei Kiyasu — Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
Rikiya Koyama — Mamoru Takamura (voice)
Kenji Utsumi — Genji Kamogawa (voice)
Masaya Onosaka — Takeshi Sendo (voice)
Tomokazu Seki — Ichirou Miyata (voice)