Tomorrow's Joe (Ashita no Joe ) Japanese Movie 2011

Based on the popular boxing manga "Ashita no Joe" by Asao Takamori & Tetsuya Chiba (first published in 1968).

Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki (Tomohisa Yamashita) lives in a run-down low income area. There, ex-boxer Danpei Tange (Teruyuki Kagawa) notices Joe Yabuki's talents as a boxer. But then, Joe gets into trouble and is sentenced into the youth detention center where gets into a brawl and then is knocked out by Toru Rikiishi (Yusuke Iseya) who is a champion caliber professional boxer.

While incarcerated, Joe gets special training from Danpei Tange through letters. Upon Joe's release, he quickly becomes an elite boxer and famous for a devastating cross counter. Meanwhile, Toru Rikiishi is also released from prison and quickly resumes his boxing career. Toru finally gets his shot at the world championship belt, but before that, Toru wants a match with Joe Yabuki. The two men enter the ring ... 

 CAST

Tomohisa Yamashita
Karina
Teruyuki Kagawa
Yûsuke Iseya
Mitsuko Baishô
Rina Hatakeyama
Katsuya
Mitsuki Koga
Yûto Nakano
Naomi Nishida
Moro Shioka
Tetta Sugimoto
Masahiko Tsugawa