Japan Synopsis
はじめの一歩 -Champion Road-
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.
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
263 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Fighting Spirit: Champion Road sits at position #149.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fighting Spirit: Champion Road premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,751 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,798 of 2,532 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Madhouse, Discotek Media, Geneon Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | June 25, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0805540 |