Movie

Tomorrow's Joe The Movie

1980 · 153 min

A gritty, heartfelt underdog saga that builds its punches slowly, mixing boxing grit with raw emotion and a stubborn, never-give-up spirit.

Tagline: Never give up!
Overview: An abridged remake of the first Ashita no Joe TV series, released in 1980 to provide back-story for the second TV series to new fans who were not familiar with the first TV series or the manga.

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
class
redemption
survival
friendship
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action, animation, drama
Directed by: Yoichiro Fukuda, Osamu Dezaki
Written by: Tetsuya Chiba
Starring: Teruhiko Aoi, Jūkei Fujioka, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Fumi Dan, Shiro Kishibe
Cinematography: Akifumi Kumagai
Runtime: 153 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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