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Release Date:
July 18, 1981
Original Title:
劇場版 あしたのジョー2
Alternate Titles:
Ashita no Joe 2
Champion Joe 2 Movie
劇場版 あしたのジョー2
Genres:
Action | Animation | Drama
Production Companies:
Fuji Eiga Company
SANKYO
Studio Aoi
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 112
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.
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Animation Director:
Akio Sugino
Art Direction:
Shichiro Kobayashi
Author:
Tetsuya Chiba
Director:
Osamu Dezaki
Director of Photography:
Hirokata Takahashi
Editor:
Yoshihisa Tsurubuchi
Executive Producer:
Ikki Kajiwara
Key Animation:
Ryutaro Nakamura
Shinji Otsuka
Koji Morimoto
Music:
Ichiro Araki
Screenplay:
Osamu Dezaki
Writer:
Ikki Kajiwara
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