Films about boxing have been found in abundance in the Japanese movie industry, with local filmmakers, however, frequently dealing with the losers of the sport rather than the winners. Shuji Terayama also made a similar effort back in 1977, in an approach, though, that moves both towards the aforementioned direction and the audience favorite ‘underdog' trope, while including intense elements of family drama.
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Starting with a black and white, documentary-like intro, in an aspect that actually appears in various parts throughout the movie, “The Boxer” then introduces us to Hayato, a former successful boxer, who, for reasons unknown, in the midst of a winning match, stopped fighting and even quit boxing afterwards, while a bit later he abandoned his wife and started living alone in a cramped lodging, with his dog. When Tenma, a young man who also happens to be a boxer,...
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Starting with a black and white, documentary-like intro, in an aspect that actually appears in various parts throughout the movie, “The Boxer” then introduces us to Hayato, a former successful boxer, who, for reasons unknown, in the midst of a winning match, stopped fighting and even quit boxing afterwards, while a bit later he abandoned his wife and started living alone in a cramped lodging, with his dog. When Tenma, a young man who also happens to be a boxer,...
- 11/6/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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