Fighting Spirit: Champion Road
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

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2003
1h 30m
6.8(65 votes)
Animation
Action
Comedy
TV Movie

Overview

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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Production Companies

Madhouse
Geneon Entertainment

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

15 members
Writing

喜安浩平

Ippo Makunouchi (voice)

喜安浩平
Acting

小山力也

Mamoru Takamura (voice)

小山力也
Acting

内海賢二

Genji Kamogawa (voice)

内海賢二
Acting

小野坂昌也

Takeshi Sendo (voice)

小野坂昌也
Acting

関智一

Ichirou Miyata (voice)

関智一
Acting

高木渉

Masaru Aoki (voice)

高木渉
Visual Effects

田中正弘

Ryo Mashiba (voice)

No Image
Acting

藤原啓治

Tatsuya Kimura (voice)

藤原啓治
Acting

山寺宏一

Kazuki Sanada (voice)

山寺宏一
Acting

小林沙苗

Kumi Mashiba (voice)

小林沙苗
Acting

中嶋聡彦

Haruhiko Yagi (voice)

中嶋聡彦
Acting

真殿光昭

Masahiko Umezawa (voice)

真殿光昭
Acting

永井一郎

Ginpachi Nekota (voice)

永井一郎
Acting

小野健一

Minoru Fujii (voice)

小野健一
Acting

篠原恵美

Mari Iimura

篠原恵美

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