Film
Underdog: Part One
2020 · 2h 12m · Drama
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Overview
Tells the story of three bottom-dog boxers who gets used as punching bags. Pro boxer Suenaga Akira fell off the path to greatness but still tries to crawl his way to the top. Omura Ryuta is a youngster who grew up in foster care. Miyagi Shun, a TV celebrity with famous parents, takes a shot at boxing as part of a TV show. Three underdogs with very different back stories put their pride on the line as they exchange blows.
Cast
Mirai Moriyama
Akira Suenaga
Takumi Kitamura
Ryuta Omura
Ryo Katsuji
Shun Miyagi
Kumi Takiuchi
Akemi
Mami Kumagai
Kaneko
Asami Mizukawa
Yoshiko
Ami Tomite
Ai
Minori Hagiwara
Kana
Makoto Ashikawa
Ryutaro Ninomiya
Kida
Morio Kazama
Kozaburo
Akira Emoto
Sakuro
Shuhei Uesugi
Tabuchi
Chise Niitsu
Miku
Jackie Chang
TV comedian
Aoba Kawai
Akira's mother
Crew
- Masaharu TakeDirector
- Shin AdachiScreenplay
- Gen SatoProducer
- Yûji HirataiProducer
- Kotaro MiyataProducer
- Hiromitsu NishimuraDirector of Photography
- Shogo KaidaOriginal Music Composer
- Chieko SuzakiEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 27, 2020
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Genres
- Drama
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