Ashita no Joe

(1DVD)

Title: Tomorrow's Joe
Also Known As: あしたのジョー / Ashita no Joe
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Year: 2011
Genre: Sports, Drama

Synopsis
Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki (Tomohisa Yamashita) lives in a run-down low income ara. There, alcholic ex-boxer Danpei Tange (Teruyuki Kagawa) notices Joe Yabuki's talents as a boxer. But then, Joe gets into trouble and is sentenced into the youth detention center. In the youth detention center, Joe gets into a brawl and then is knocked out by Toru Rikiishi (Yusuke Iseya) who is a champion caliber professional boxer.

While incarcerated, Joe gets special training from Danpei Tange through letters. Upon Joe's release, he quickly becomes an elite boxer and famous for a devastating cross counter. Meanwhile, Toru Rikiishi is also released from prison and quickly resumes his boxing career. Toru finally gets his shot at the world championship belt, but before that, Toru wants a match with Joe Yabuki. The two men enter the ring...

1. Based on the popular boxing manga "Ashita no Joe" by Asao Takamori & Tetsuya Chiba (first published in 1968).
2. Filming began March 30th and completed early June, 2010.
3. Actor Tomohisa Yamashita began working out a month prior to filming for his role as a boxer. His routine included boxing, physical training, and special diet.

Cast:
Tomohisa Yamashita - Joe Yabuki
Yusuke Iseya - Toru Rikiishi
Karina - Yoko Shiraki
Teruyuki Kagawa - Danpei Tange
Katsuya - Kanichi Nishi
Morooka Moro - restaurant's father
Naomi Nishida - restaurant's female owner
Tetta Sugimoto - Yoji Andou
Mitsuko Baisho - Mari Hanamura
Masahiko Tsugawa - Mikinokai Shiraki
Mitsuki Koga
Ren Hulk
Bokuzo Masana
Tsutomu Takahashi
Ryohei Abe
Yasuhi Nakamura
Rina Hatakeyama
Kohei Watanabe
Shin Koyanagi
Koji Kato