Fighting Spirit

Series - 2000 - Action & Adventure, Animation, Comedy

The story

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...

Directed by

Shin'ichi Tsuji, Kim Min-sun, Shun Kudo, Tadao Ōkubo, Takahiro Natori, Takatoshi Suzuki, Keiji Hayakawa, Ryosuke Nakamura, Saburo Hashimoto, Satoshi Nishimura, Kenichi Kawamura, Kim Dong-jun, Masayoshi Nishida, Tomoya Takahashi, Yoshiyuki Takei, Yukina Hiiro, Hiromitsu Morita, Yasuo Iwamoto, Satoshi Osedo, Tatsuma Minamikawa, Toshiharu Sato, Yoshito Hata, Shin'ichi Masaki, Shinji Satoh, Hideo Hayashi, Mitsuyuki Masuhara, Minoru Yamaoka, Eiichi Kuboyama, Masayuki Kojima, Akira Mano, Chiharu Sato, Hisato Shimoda, Mana Uchiyama, Mihiro Yamaguchi, Jun Shishido, Fujiaki Asari, Futoshi Higashide, Fumie Muroi, Kentaro Nakamura, Atsushi Takahashi, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Yuji Yamaguchi, Yuzo Sato, Kotono Watanabe, Takaaki Ishiyama, Yoshio Suzuki, Masami Hata, Masato Jimbo, Nanako Shimazaki, Rokou Ogiwara, Kenji Muto, Takahiro Ikezoe, Hitoshi Nanba, Yoshifumi Sueda

Starring

Tomokazu Seki, Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Wataru Takagi, Keiji Fujiwara, Kenji Utsumi

Where to watch

netflix

Ratings

IMDb 8.8 out of 10