Fighting Spirit

The moment you back down is the moment you lose!

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...

Director

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

Writers

Tatsuhiko Urahata,Atsuo Ishino,Ryosuke Nakamura,Kenji Sugihara