Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (Espíritu de lucha: Champion Road) 21 years old
Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight champion and a medical student, Sanada Kazuki. In addition to this feud, Sanada is being coached by Kamogawa's former rival, Hama Dankichi. What makes things worse is that Sanada works at the same hospital where Kumi is a nurse at and everybody at the hospital wants Sanada to win. Not only does Ippo have to defend his title, he has to reclaim his love.
Credits
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tomokazu Seki He was 30, now 52 years old | as Ichirou Miyata |
| Keiji Fujiwara He was 38, now 60 years old | as Tatsuya Kimura |
| Kenji Utsumi He was 65, 75 years old when he died | as Genji Kamogawa |
| Wataru Takagi He was 36, now 58 years old | as Masaru Aoki |
| Rikiya Koyama He was 39, now 60 years old | as Mamoru Takamura |
| Masaya Onosaka He was 38, now 60 years old | as Takeshi Sendo |
| Masahiro Tanaka He was 14, now 36 years old | as Ryo Mashiba |
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Satoshi Nishimura as Director. | Directing |
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (21 years)
- Release day: Wednesday, June 25, 2003
- Runtime: 90 minutes