Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow
Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow
Joe Yabuki is a troubled young man who runs away from an orphanage. Wandering through the Tokyo slums, he meets former boxing trainer Danpei. Joe is later arrested and goes to a temporary jail where he fights Nishi, his future best friend, and leader of a group of hooligans. He and Nishi then go to a juvenile prison miles away from Tokyo. There Joe meets Rikiishi, a former boxing prodigy, and a rivalry develops between them. They face each other in a match in which Rikiishi dominates Joe until the latter hits him with a cross-counter, resulting in both being knocked out. This inspires the other prison inmates to take up boxing. Joe and Rikiishi vow to fight again.<br><br> (Source: Wikipedia)
Genre
Drama, Slice of Life, Sports
Episodes
Rating
8.8
Studio
Unknown
Release Date
Jan 1, 1968
Duration
24 min per ep
Synopsis
Joe Yabuki is a troubled young man who runs away from an orphanage. Wandering through the Tokyo slums, he meets former boxing trainer Danpei. Joe is later arrested and goes to a temporary jail where he fights Nishi, his future best friend, and leader of a group of hooligans. He and Nishi then go to a juvenile prison miles away from Tokyo. There Joe meets Rikiishi, a former boxing prodigy, and a rivalry develops between them. They face each other in a match in which Rikiishi dominates Joe until the latter hits him with a cross-counter, resulting in both being knocked out. This inspires the other prison inmates to take up boxing. Joe and Rikiishi vow to fight again. (Source: Wikipedia)
Status
Finished Airing
Popularity
#26,377
Source
ORIGINAL
Season
Winter 1968
Trailer
Main Characters
Joe Yabuki
矢吹丈
Main Character
Tooru Rikiishi
力石徹
Main Character
Danpei Tange
丹下段平
Main Character
Youko Shiraki
白木葉子
Main CharacterSupporting Characters
Kanichi Nishi
西寛一
Supporting Character
Carlos Rivera
カーロス・リベラ
Supporting Character
Wolf Kanagushi
ウルフ金串
Supporting Character
José Mendoza
ホセ・メンドーサ
Supporting Character
Noriko Hayashi
林紀子
Supporting Character
Chelsy Mendoza
Supporting Character
Robert Harry
ハリー・ロバート
Supporting Character
Mikinosuke Shiraki
白木幹之介
Supporting Character
Sachi
サチ
Supporting Character
Kinoko
キノコ
Supporting Character
Tarou
太郎
Supporting CharacterProduction Staff
Ikki Kajiwara
梶原一騎
Story
Tetsuya Chiba
ちばてつや
Story & Art
Sanbanchi Kawa
川三番地
Assistant
Akio Chiba
ちばあきお
Assistant
Teruo Miyahara
宮原照夫
Editor
Marc Bernabé
Translator (Spanish)
Average Score
8.80
Total Users
26,386
Popularity Rank
#26,377
Mean Score
88
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