Ashita no Joe

You're Joe, a kid picked up from the Tokyo slums. You fight, and you win. But your mentor gets sent away, and then you fall for the daughter of a rich boxing promoter. Dezaki’s adaptation of his own TV work gains poignancy from its compressed form.

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Osamu Dezaki directed Ashita no Joe in 1980. See Osamu Dezaki's full filmography, where to start with Osamu Dezaki, or where to go after you've seen everything by Osamu Dezaki.

Ashita no Joe was released in 1980 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 153 minutes.