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:
Miyata's father
Reiko Mikami
Yusuke Oda
Ryuichi Hayami
Takuma Saeki
Ichiro Miyata
Masaru Aoki (voice)
Kumi Mashiba
Mamoru Takamura (voice)
Mari Iimura
Alexander Vorg Zangief
Akira Shigeta
Tatsuya Kimura (voice)
Minoru Fujii (voice)
Genji Kamogawa
Ryo Mashiba
Takeshi Sendo
Date Eiji
Haruhiko Yagi
Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
Ralph Anderson (voice)
David Eagle (voice)
Ryuhei Sawamura
Iwao Shimabukuro (voice)
Ryuhei Sawamura (voice)
Hiroko Makunōchi (voice)
