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Movie: Tomorrow's Joe
Romaji: Ashita no Joe
Japanese: あしたのジョー
Director: Fumihiko Sori
Writer: Asao Takamori (manga), Tetsuya Chiba (manga), Eriko Shinozaki
Producer: Hidenori Iyoda
Cinematographer: Keiji Hashimoto
Assistant Director: Hiroshi Soejima
Release Date: February 11, 2011
Runtime: 131 min.
Genre: Sports / Youth / Drama
Production Company: TBS
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Set in the 1960's, Joe Yabuki (Tomohisa Yamashita) lives in a run-down low income ara. There, alcholic 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. In the youth detention center, Joe 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 ...

Notes

Based on the popular boxing manga "Ashita no Joe" by Asao Takamori & Tetsuya Chiba (first published in 1968).
Filming began March 30th and completed early June, 2010.
Actor Tomohisa Yamashita began working out a month prior to filming for his role as a boxer. His routine included boxing, physical training, and special diet.

Cast



Tomohisa Yamashita	Yusuke Iseya	Karina	Teruyuki Kagawa	Katsuya
Joe Yabuki	Toru Rikiishi	Yoko Shiraki	Danpei Tange	Kanichi Nishi



Morooka Moro	Naomi Nishida	Tetta Sugimoto	Mitsuko Baisho	Masahiko Tsugawa
restaurant's father	restaurant's female owner	Yoji Andou	Mari Hanamura	Mikinokai Shiraki

Additional Cast Members:

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Film Festivals

2011 (12th) Jeonju International Film Festival - April 28-May 6, 2011 - Cinemafest: Cinema Palace
2011 (14th) Shanghai International Film Festival - June 11-19, 2011 - Golden Goblet Award

Awards

Best Supporting Actor (Yusuke Iseya) - 2011 (54th) Blue Ribbon Awards - January 24, 2012

Comments

Izeya Aug 27 2018 1:44 pm Iseya take me here~ I like the story n cinematograpy especially when each casts training n the ring times. It's really great. I can't compare this movie with their anime or manga cz I never watch n read it before (definetly I will, soon). The ending is really shocked me cz I never thought it would end like this. I'm just think he'll in coma for a moment so oneday his opponent can beat him, or he got seious injury so he stop boxing n join his opponent team as a coach or an advisor. I think that would be a great ending too...

But I really loved this movie... Best of the best scene is at the last one when Rikiishi training on the ring at tange's gym. Oh my I think I would cry when I see that scene (n his wonderfull smile...) The credit title's background is also epic must watch 'till the end...

Suneo Aug 02 2018 5:11 am Very real live action from Manga. Yabuki Joe, a Japanese super hero who has a stocky body. Good Yamapi as Joe, Toru Rikiishi comparable opponent.

therealthing May 04 2013 6:23 am yamapi destroyed the film NUF SAID!!

Crimsonhelldragon Jan 17 2013 9:23 am This movie is epic. Best real movie based on a manga!!!

Ann Dec 26 2011 5:07 pm Yamashita is in here and so is also Karina!!! OMG! Ima watch this movie immediately!

Yamapnk13 Sep 30 2011 5:43 pm AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, eu ainda não vi.. ;3; Quero comprar mas na liba ainda não chegou. ;3;

anyeeM229 Aug 19 2011 1:46 pm i liked the ending the most

ZeN Mar 17 2011 8:31 am Omg, are you people stupid? He was buff, but had to get that body just for this movie. And Lame, your name really do represent you! =D

Shelley Feb 21 2011 2:16 pm I think YamaPi is perfect for this role. Well, at least way better than Kame. He's so muscular. Can't wait to watch it online.

yvonne Feb 20 2011 11:03 pm CAN'T WAIT! Yamashita worked really really hard for the sake of the film, to learn boxing and to get the perfect boxer's body (he lost so much weight), so even if you're not a fan, I hope that people can appreciate that much. For those who have seen the film, please give a review here! Thanks!

yama-ji Feb 09 2011 11:12 pm I hope they have a english subtitles in the movie theaters here in japan! im watchin it tomorrow!!!!

viorika Jan 28 2011 4:52 pm i can't wait to see yamashita in a new way-as boxer......

wasaa Dec 22 2010 11:21 am yamapi can't act with all those mannerism that he has.He is just cool actor but not awesome not even great just a COOL actor. i hope hajime nno ippo will have a live action too.

kurasuchi Nov 17 2010 12:11 am OMG OMG!!! YAMAPI~~!! And what's more, everyone's "Ashita no Joe!!"

Gods, I'm gonna watch this :DDDD Well, they don't need real boxers. Have you seen other boxers act? They suck. Look at Pacquiao. He's great at boxing, but he's not really suited for the acting, not to mention singing. :]

robtok82 Nov 09 2010 5:18 pm Looks good...too bad it's still a few months away...

When people think of boxing, they think about mike tyson, evander holyfield, ali...but what about chavez, de la hoya, pacquiao...yamashita has the same body type as them, he perfectly fits the part...he can act as well...

ametesya Oct 20 2010 8:17 pm c'mon! he did lots of training just to have that fit.. and you're saying, he needs to buff up? i'd say, he did a very good job in training hard and controlling his diet. i think his body in the movie is just like what a boxer ought to have!

dramafreak1 Aug 20 2010 10:38 pm for those who think yamapi is not up for it, just think about how skinny kame was when he did one pound gospel. now THAT is skinny!

anon Aug 06 2010 6:31 pm This is blasphemy against Ashita no Joe. It's too GAR for actors; need real boxers, too bad they can't act.

sarunokoi Jul 10 2010 12:00 am yamapi is already too buff for a japanese anyways so it doesn't matter...

lame Jul 05 2010 4:50 pm The comic is so famous that the casting must have been hard"

Are you serious?

The whole truth behind these words are:

"The comic is so famous that the casting must have famous actors"

I can't believe it. Why can't they choose Ueda Tatsuya or someone else who "actually" knows how to box...except Kame. o.O

dramafreakyo Jul 01 2010 1:22 am what do you mean, he's tank! :D

kishasland Jun 30 2010 4:43 pm He looks wonderful as Joe. At first I really thought he couldn't pull off the part, but he has.

jenna Jun 22 2010 10:45 am Kame did also boxing and he's even more skinnier than yamapi imo : DD

Random Jun 21 2010 1:43 am Yamashita doesn't look like the type to do Boxing. He's too skinny. He should buff up a bit. :P

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