Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...
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Fighting Spirit (2000)
Top Billed Cast
View all![Kohei Kiyasu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/uVSHdPNiUEiLOR9s6dkOJVKfmp8.jpg)
Kohei Kiyasu
Ippo Makunouchi (voice) (128 episodes)
![Rikiya Koyama](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/hsZm87BORLpzhaycBaWOD5xpjVC.jpg)
Rikiya Koyama
Mamoru Takamura (voice) (126 episodes)
![Wataru Takagi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/amccLvyTl5JP7T9F05BojgQedNw.jpg)
Wataru Takagi
Masaru Aoki (voice) (126 episodes)
![Keiji Fujiwara](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/hbfBiFiEvD8u3vikl6hUNLKF7Lv.jpg)
Keiji Fujiwara
Tatsuya Kimura (voice) (126 episodes)
![Tomokazu Seki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/jGQC9KkfNMh2wBgizw81GLX2KN2.jpg)
Tomokazu Seki
Ichiro Miyata (voice) (101 episodes)
![Sanae Kobayashi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/yMNnNg1ouQtSaieUYk9KNizuLSV.jpg)
Sanae Kobayashi
Kumi Mashiba (voice) (101 episodes)
![Kenji Utsumi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/8rNvgs40LJbCbjf7qFCfDeKBnIk.jpg)
Kenji Utsumi
Genji Kamogawa (voice) (101 episodes)
![Toshihiko Nakajima](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/crf2w3vLJqRbDDtoggJFeDo0wn.jpg)
Toshihiko Nakajima
Haruhiko Yagi (voice) (101 episodes)
![Masaya Onosaka](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/zaqlNEMaVBdwXHfdI4VSUgc3h0K.jpg)
Masaya Onosaka
Takeshi Sendo (voice) (101 episodes)
Media
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