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Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 18, 1981

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Action, Animation, Drama

User Score

77%

Original Title

劇場版 あしたのジョー2

Production Companies

SANKYO, Fuji Eiga Company, Studio Aoi

Director

Osamu Dezaki

Description

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.