El combate de Keiko

Million Dollar Baby without the sappiness. A hearing-impaired female boxer perseveres in her training, despite the looming closure of her beloved gym. Yuho Ishibashi's quiet, intense performance punches above its weight.

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Sho Miyake directed El combate de Keiko in 2022. See Sho Miyake's full filmography, where to start with Sho Miyake, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sho Miyake.

El combate de Keiko was released in 2022 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.