One Pound Gospel (1988)
50m
Running Time
December 2, 1988Release Date
One Pound Gospel (1988)
50m
Running Time
December 2, 1988Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Toru Furuya
Kôsaku Hatanaka
Hiromi Tsuru
Sister Angela
Kaneto Shiozawa
Jiro Amakusa
Kazumi Tanaka
Yamamoto
Ichiro Nagai
Coach Mukôda
Hidekatsu Shibata
Kanitani
Osamu Dezaki
Director
Masaharu Sato
Reporter
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 2, 1988
Original Name1ポンドの福音
StatusReleased
Running Time50m
Genres
Wiki.
One-pound Gospel (Japanese: 1ポンドの福音, Hepburn: Ichi-Pondo no Fukuin) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday from July 1987 to December 2006, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes. The story is a fusion of the sports (specifically, boxing) and romantic comedy genres.
Studio Gallop produced an anime original video animation adaptation in 1988. A live-action television drama adaptation starring Kazuya Kamenashi from KAT-TUN and Meisa Kuroki aired for nine episodes in 2008. Viz Media licensed and released the manga and OVA in North America.