One Pound Gospel
A young idealistic nun helps a gluttonous young boxer gain the self control he needs to train to become a champion.
- Osamu Dezaki
- 50m
- December 2, 1988 · Japan
Overview
Hatanaka Kosaku is a young boxer who has a major flaw, he can't stop eating. That weakness puts him into into heavier weight classes that put him against stronger boxers and even worse, he's prone to throw up when he gets a body blow, which drives potential opponents away. His coach is at his wit's end as he struggles to get this idiot to show some discipline in his training. The matter is complicated when a young nun feeds the "starving" boy after she finds him fainted on the streets during his enforced fast. She learns of her mistake and she tries to help him get ready for a fight, but his weakness for food and the odd relationship they share don't makes things easy.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 2, 1988
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Shogakukan,Gallop,Victor Entertainment,OB Planning
- Cast
- Michie Tomizawa,Michitaka Kobayashi,Kazumi Tanaka,Toru Furuya,Kaneto Shiozawa,Issei Futamata,Masaharu Sato,Ichiro Nagai,Hiromi Tsuru
- Director
- Osamu Dezaki
- Producer
- Akio Wakana,Ren Usami,Isamu Asami,Isamu Senda
- Cinematography
- Juro Sugimura
- Music
- Kenji Kawai
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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