Knockout

Dotsuitaru nen, feature film, 1989

DIRECTED BY: Junji Sakamoto

Knockout

CAST:
Hidekazu Akai,
Haruko Sagara,
Yoshio Harada,
Akaji Maro

SCRIPT:
Junji Sakamoto

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Norimichi Kasamatsu

Synopsis:
This is the acclaimed debut by a leading Japanese independent film director and one of the first Japanese films about aggressive misfits. Boxer Eiji Adachi (Hidekazu Akai) loses his title in a fight against Eagle Tomoda (Masaharu Owada). He gets hurt badly and retires. He opens his own boxing school and hires the former champion as a trainer. However, many of the boxers do not accept Adachi’s violent methods. Adachi decides to return to the ring at any cost…

color, 110 minuta