In post-WWII Tokyo, Japan's undefeated Boxing Champion trains for his upcoming bout against the American challenger. Pitted amongst political tensions, the fighters' parallel journeys will test the very limits of human spirit.
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Cast
| Tyler Wood | ... |
Clint Sullivan
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| Yusuke Ogasawara | ... |
Masahiro
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| Hiroyuki Watanabe | ... |
Tetsuro Tokugawa
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| Timothy V. Murphy | ... |
Roane
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| Sean Scott McCracken | ... |
Silas Roanoke
(as S. Scott McCracken)
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| Stefanie Estes | ... |
Genevieve Sullivan
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| Hidetoshi Imura | ... |
Satoshi Shinohara
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| Shu Sakimoto | ... |
Shichiro Shinohara
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Francis Polo | ... |
Julius
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| Hazuki Kato | ... |
Asami / Mountain Harlot
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| Shin Shimizu | ... |
Takashi Shindo
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| Takahiro Fukuda | ... |
Yutaka Kato
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| Navid Negahban | ... |
The Shepherd (voice)
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Johnson Kim | ... |
Yakuza
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Masao Kitamura | ... |
Yakuza
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| Yuya Sasaki | ... |
Yakuza
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Akihisa Ueno | ... |
Yakuza
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John Wusah | ... |
Yakuza
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| Kenichi Iwabuchi | ... |
Announcer
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Hiroshi Ueha | ... |
Official
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| Hitoshi Masaki | ... |
Referee
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| Kevin Scott Allen | ... |
Vincent Warren
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| Masa Kanome | ... |
Yukio Koyama
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| Shigeru Mitani | ... |
Iwao Naito
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| Hiro Matsunaga | ... |
Offended Reporter
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| Dennis Zen | ... |
Naozumi Yamamoto
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| Hayato Mitsuishi | ... |
Interpreter
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Daisuke Suzuki | ... |
Masahiro's Trainer
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| Toshiya Agata | ... |
Masahiro's Cut Man
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| Rick Kumazawa | ... |
Masahiro's Manager
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Jacob Stein | ... |
Perry
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Reymond Villasenor | ... |
Ryan
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Calvin Black | ... |
Goose
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Mickey Koga | ... |
Japanese Soldier
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| Christian Nardo-Paredes | ... |
Japanese Soldier
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OBie Sho | ... |
Japanese Soldier
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James Dyer | ... |
Terry Sullivan
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Louie Kojima | ... |
Japanese Boy
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Anh Tran | ... |
Kimono Server
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Kenta Niwa | ... |
Bookie
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Jiazhan Li | ... |
Bookie
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| Eiji Inoue | ... |
Reporter
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| Phil Biedron | ... |
Past Boxer
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| Matthew Campbell | ... |
Past Boxer
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Michael Aaron Carico | ... |
Past Boxer
(as Mike Aaron Carico)
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Mike Cozy | ... |
Past Boxer
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| Ryan Creighton | ... |
Past Boxer
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| Sein Gay | ... |
Past Boxer
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Luke King | ... |
Past Boxer
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| Brian Kurtis | ... |
Past Boxer
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| Justin Nesbitt | ... |
Past Boxer
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| Tony Palmer | ... |
Past Boxer
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John Shaw | ... |
Past Boxer
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| Martel TZ Shaw | ... |
Past Boxer
(as Martel Shaw)
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Spidey Turner | ... |
Past Boxer
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| Tyrone Van Tatenhove | ... |
Past Boxer
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Missy Paini | ... |
Hannah the Dog
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Rocco Bovo | ... |
Slim (uncredited)
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| Megumi Kabe | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Paul Landers | ... |
Johnny (uncredited)
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| David Schrock | ... |
Cochran (uncredited)
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| Terumi Shimazu | ... |
Naoki Miyoshi (uncredited)
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Solomon Sloan | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Cody Vaughan | ... |
Davy (uncredited)
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Jennifer Wang | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Rié Yoshida | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Reza Ghassemi | ||
| Adam VillaSeñor | ... | (as Adam VillaSenor) |
Written by
| Reza Ghassemi | ... | () |
| Adam VillaSeñor | ... | () (as Adam VillaSenor) |
Produced by
| Daren N. Afshar | ... | associate producer |
| Ehud Bleiberg | ... | producer |
| Henry Cejudo | ... | executive producer |
| Miles Cooley | ... | associate producer |
| Nicholas Donnermeyer | ... | producer |
| Darrell Foster | ... | associate producer |
| Reza Ghassemi | ... | producer |
| Melanie Kollar | ... | co-producer |
| Jacob Stein | ... | producer |
| Kyle Stroud | ... | producer |
| Daniel Villasenor | ... | associate producer |
| Adam VillaSeñor | ... | producer (as Adam VillaSenor) |
| Alain Vo | ... | co-producer |
| Hiroyuki Watanabe | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Andrew Kawczynski | ||
Editorial Department
| Daniel Villasenor | ... | assembly editor |
Art Direction by
| Mercedes Younger | ... | supervising art director |
Costume Design by
| Athena Lawton | ||
Makeup Department
| Rocky Calderon | ... | makeup artist |
| Crista Llewellyn | ... | makeup artist |
| Francisca Rubi Morel | ... | makeup artist |
| Kaikala Tamanaha | ... | key hair stylist (as Jeremy Kaikala) |
| Vyvy Tran | ... | makeup artist |
| Devan Weitzman | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Quinn Powers | ... | second assistant director |
| Jared Vincent Walker Jr. | ... | first assistant director |
| Zack Walker | ... | additional assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ian Clark-Daugherty | ... | sound mixer |
| Marco Augusto Comba | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Joe Cooke | ... | additional sound mixer |
| Ronald Eng | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor |
| Sean Evans | ... | sound editor |
| Sean R. Garcia | ... | adr recordist |
| Hector C. Gika | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Zach Goheen | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer |
| Gary A. Hecker | ... | special voices and foley design by |
| Hamed Hokamzadeh | ... | studio manager - melody gun |
| Leo Marcil | ... | sound editor |
| Rob Mayes | ... | adr recordist |
| Reece Miller | ... | sound mixer |
| Atefeh Nouri | ... | sound effects editor |
| Eric Orr | ... | sound editor |
| Greg Picard | ... | sound mixer |
| Jeffrey A. Pitts | ... | additional sound design |
| Kyle Rochlin | ... | special voices and foley design by |
| Lisa Morris Stateman | ... | audio project management |
| Wylie Stateman | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Yu-Ting Su | ... | adr recordist / sound mixer |
| Carol Thomas | ... | audio project management |
Visual Effects by
| Ulysses Argetta | ... | paint artist |
| Arissa Blasingame | ... | visual effects producer |
| Cyntia Büll | ... | roto artist |
| Darrell Claunch | ... | compositor |
| Derry Frost | ... | matte painter |
| Disa Elvira Gran | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Julie Jang | ... | paint artist |
| Viviana Kim | ... | roto artist |
| Nicholas Lund-Ulrich | ... | on-set visual effects supervisor |
| Richard Malzahn | ... | compositor |
| John J. Renzulli | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Alex Rideout | ... | paint artist |
| Philip Sisk | ... | compositor |
| Martha Soehendra | ... | compositor |
Stunts
| Darrell Foster | ... | fight coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jerome Bayliss Jr. | ... | first assistant camera |
| Rocco Bovo | ... | second assistant camera |
| Maximiliano Cavalieri | ... | second assistant camera |
| Clay Costa | ... | special set lighting |
| Joe Laponis | ... | grip |
| Carson Licciardi | ... | special set lighting |
| Alex Lizotte | ... | additional gaffer |
| Robert Orozco | ... | grip |
| Brandon Rennick | ... | grip |
| Jacob Schaffel-Scherrer | ... | first assistant camera |
| Tyhler Trotter | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Christopher Gray | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Brigette Dunn-Korpela | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Toshiko Okawa | ... | kimono stylist |
| Rose Marie Strasen | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Rich Paini | ... | terrain specialist |
| Jon Stiehl | ... | terrain specialist |
Music Department
| Forest Christenson | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Arun Ganapathy | ... | orchestrator |
| Charlene Ann Huang | ... | score contractor |
| Emer Kinsella | ... | solo violin |
| Jon Monroe | ... | composer: additional music |
| Alfredo Pasquel | ... | score engineer |
| Shalini S. Singh | ... | studio manager |
| Brooke Wentz | ... | music clearance |
Additional Crew
| Joseph Michael Aiello | ... | production assistant (as Joseph Aiello) |
| Yoshi Ando | ... | adr voice artist |
| Veronica Balassa | ... | production company accountant |
| Nicholas C. Bennett | ... | international sales executive |
| Ariel Bleiberg | ... | creative associate |
| Rocco Bovo | ... | subtitles |
| Elsa Burton | ... | production financing: Bank Leumi USA |
| Josieanne Freckle-Foot Pumpkin-Butt Goheen D'Gawd | ... | spiritual advisor |
| Benjamin Daykhovsky | ... | production financing: Bank Leumi USA |
| Guillaume de Chalendar | ... | production financing: Bank Leumi USA |
| Summer Melody Evans | ... | production assistant |
| Olivia Fike | ... | production assistant |
| Jose Gallina | ... | bts video and photography |
| Ricardo Gamboa | ... | production assistant |
| Justin Gourlay | ... | payroll coordinator |
| Michael Guss | ... | production assistant |
| Robert A. Haynes | ... | quality control |
| David K. Henry | ... | production financing: Bank Leumi USA |
| Kenichi Iwabuchi | ... | translation |
| Nick Lorenz | ... | caterer |
| Saki Miata | ... | additional translation |
| Reece Miller | ... | key voice-over artist |
| Michal Miron | ... | production financing: Bank Leumi USA |
| Hayato Mitsuishi | ... | consultant |
| Ryan V. Murphy | ... | assistant to mr. ghassemi / assistant to mr. stein / assistant to mr. stroud / assistant to mr. villasenor |
| Tim Nieto | ... | production assistant |
| Yujiro Saga | ... | adr voice artist |
| John Santos | ... | set medic |
| Elias Savada | ... | copyright researcher |
| Katie Schmidt | ... | assistant production manager |
| Shin Shimizu | ... | adr voice artist |
| Evan Smith | ... | key voice-over artist |
| Chloe Stein | ... | executive chef |
| Akihisa Ueno | ... | adr voice artist |
| Craig Warden | ... | production financing: Bank Leumi USA |
| Sylvia Wildfire | ... | set medic |
| Michael Wilson | ... | production assistant |
| Artem Zuev | ... | bts video and photography |
Thanks
| Neva Andrews | ... | special thanks |
| Mary-Anne Bishop | ... | special thanks |
| Daniel Bleiberg | ... | special thanks |
| Tiffany Boyle | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Carver | ... | special thanks |
| Miles Cooley | ... | special thanks |
| Char Donnermeyer | ... | special thanks |
| Keith Donnermeyer | ... | special thanks |
| Marion Forster-Bleiberg | ... | special thanks |
| Zaid Gayle | ... | special thanks |
| Atta Ghassemi | ... | special thanks |
| Taess Ghassemi | ... | special thanks |
| Patrick Giraudi | ... | special thanks |
| Jimmy Hawkins | ... | special thanks |
| Robert A. Haynes | ... | special thanks |
| Gary A. Hecker | ... | special thanks |
| Tabish Jesrai | ... | special thanks |
| Javan Joslin | ... | special thanks |
| Reza Katoozian | ... | special thanks |
| Jesse Kelly | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Lagnese | ... | special thanks |
| Paul Landers | ... | special thanks |
| Joseph Mauceri | ... | special thanks |
| Kaci Metzger | ... | special thanks |
| Roger Nunez | ... | special thanks |
| Domenic Orsi | ... | special thanks |
| Ella Paini | ... | special thanks |
| Lara Parker | ... | special thanks |
| Mohit Ramchandani | ... | special thanks |
| Jack Reck | ... | special thanks |
| Pierre Rissient | ... | special thanks |
| Justin Rubin | ... | special thanks |
| Margot Ryan | ... | special thanks |
| David Schrock | ... | special thanks |
| Tiffany Scobey | ... | special thanks |
| Cindy Stein | ... | special thanks |
| Claudia Stein | ... | special thanks |
| Craig Stein | ... | special thanks |
| Joshua Stein | ... | special thanks |
| John Stroud | ... | special thanks |
| Phyllis Stroud | ... | special thanks |
| Sue Stroud | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Stroud | ... | special thanks |
| John Sullivan | ... | special thanks |
| Grace Thomas | ... | special thanks |
| Cody Vaughan | ... | special thanks |
| Brandon VillaSenor | ... | special thanks |
| Brenda VillaSenor | ... | special thanks |
| Jake Weathers | ... | special thanks |
| Alesia Weston | ... | special thanks |
| Ottopop Wood | ... | special thanks |
| Nimrod Zalmanowitz | ... | special thanks |
| Nicole Zyana | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Cinesia Pictures
- Phantom House Pictures
- JA Pictures
- Winery Productions
- Bleiberg Entertainment
- Carte Blanche (in association with)
Distributors
- Blue Swan Entertainment (2018) (Italy)
- Indeed Film (2020) (Germany)
- Dozo (2021) (United States)
- Beijing Hugoeast Media (2021) (China)
- Global Media Distribution (2021) (Mexico)
- I Vision Pictures (2021) (Korea)
- Indeed films (2024) (Germany)
- PT Falcon (2021) (Indonesia)
- Program Store (2022) (France)
- Soundspace (2021) (Malaysia)
- Tanweer Films (2021) (Turkey)
- Vertex Media (2021) (Russia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- 247SND (post-production sound services)
- ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services (payroll services)
- Acord Liability Insurance (insurance)
- Bank Leumi (production financing)
- MelodyGun Sound Studios (additional sound editorial services)
- Old Topanga (special thanks)
- Remote Control Studios (score recorded and mixed at)
- Soup Society (special thanks)
- Zurich American Insurance (insurance)
Storyline
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In post-WWII Tokyo, Japan's undefeated boxing champion, Masahiro trains in the winter wilderness for his upcoming battle against the American challenger, Clint Sullivan. Pitted against political tensions, the fighters' parallel journeys will test the very limits of human spirit. |
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