For the sake of tommorrow's Ashita no Joe!

Aug 19, 2011 09:48

Hello, minna san!

Today's post is dedicated to the release of Yamapi's movie, 'Ashita no Joe'. We have known about this movie for about a year and a half and now, finally, it is being released. More information about the movie under the cut:

Plot
Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki lives in a run-down low income ara. There, alcoholic ex-boxer Danpei Tange 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 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 ...

Cast
Yamashita Tomohisa as Yabuki Joe
Yusuke Iseya as Rikiishi Toru
Karina as Shiraki Yoko
Teruyuki Kagawa as Tange Danpei
Katsuya as Nishi Kanichi
Tetta Sugimoto as Ando Yoji
Mitsuko Baisho as Hanamura Mari
Masahiko Tsugawa as Shiraki Mikinokai

Minna san! please support Yamashita-san by buying and watching this movie!

GO GO JOE! :D

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