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

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

Starring

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

Where to watch

netflix

Ratings

IMDb 8.8 out of 10