Rocky Joe: Il primo round

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 Rocky Joe: Il primo round 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.

Rocky Joe: Il primo round was released in 1980 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 153 minutes.