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Feature film — 2003

Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003)

6.91h 30mAnimation — Action — Comedy — TV Movie

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.

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Madhouse / Geneon Entertainment

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Director: Satoshi Nishimura

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Cast & crew

Kohei Kiyasu as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

Kohei Kiyasu

Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

Rikiya Koyama as Mamoru Takamura (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Mamoru Takamura (voice)

Kenji Utsumi as Genji Kamogawa (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Genji Kamogawa (voice)

Masaya Onosaka as Takeshi Sendo (voice)

Masaya Onosaka

Takeshi Sendo (voice)

Tomokazu Seki as Ichirou Miyata (voice)

Tomokazu Seki

Ichirou Miyata (voice)

Wataru Takagi as Masaru Aoki (voice)

Wataru Takagi

Masaru Aoki (voice)

M

Masahiro Tanaka

Ryo Mashiba (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara as Tatsuya Kimura (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Tatsuya Kimura (voice)

Koichi Yamadera as Kazuki Sanada (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Kazuki Sanada (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi as Kumi Mashiba (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi

Kumi Mashiba (voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima as Haruhiko Yagi (voice)

Toshihiko Nakajima

Haruhiko Yagi (voice)

Mitsuaki Madono as Masahiko Umezawa (voice)

Mitsuaki Madono

Masahiko Umezawa (voice)

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