Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

1981 1h 52m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 21

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Synopsis

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It has been six months since the tragic accident in Joe and Rikiishi's fight. Joe believes he has overcome Rikiishi's death and decides to make a comeback. Joe does make a successful comeback by scoring 5 KO's by body blows. Joe is then given a shot at the national title as a means by the boxing commission to put him down. The champion, Tiger Ozaki makes use of Joe's habits and ends up making Joe's corner throw in the towel. Joe is afraid to throw punches at the face because of what happened to Rikiishi. Youko, Joe's love interest and the owner of the gym where Rikiishi trained at recruits a world ranked boxer from Venezuela, Carlos Rivera, to get Joe back on his feet and pursue his boxing career to the regional and world ranks.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Teruhiko Aoi
Joe Yabuki (voice)
Jūkei Fujioka
Danpei Tange
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Toru rikiishi
Fumi Dan
Yoko shiraki
Shiro Kishibe
Monmoth nishi
Masumi Okada
Jose Mendosa
Joe Yamanaka
Carlos Rivera (voice)
Toshiko Fujita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osamu Dezaki
Writers: Ikki Kajiwara, Osamu Dezaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tomorrow's Joe: Recap Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takayuki Inoue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Teruhiko Aoi and Jūkei Fujioka and Toshiyuki Hosokawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1690442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Osamu Dezaki directs. Hirokata Takahashi behind the camera. Takayuki Inoue scores. Masatoshi Tsurubuchi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Tomorrow's Joe: Recap Movies" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Takayuki Inoue. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masatoshi Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Teruhiko Aoi and Jūkei Fujioka and Toshiyuki Hosokawa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1690442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.