A forgotten boxing drama where the real fight is against time itself.
Acting
Guts Ishimatsu directs himself with brutal vulnerability.
Direction
1980s Japanese indie cinema at its most unflinching.
Director
Guts Ishimatsu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Guts Ishimatsu was primarily known as a comedian before this, making his self-directed dramatic turn one of Japanese cinema's most unexpected pivots.
The 1980s Japanese boxing film boom often used the sport as metaphor for the bubble economy's crushed dreams—this one arrived just as the bubble burst.
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