One Pound Gospel
6.5
“A young idealistic nun helps a gluttonous young boxer gain the self control he needs to train to become a champion.”
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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Toru Furuya
Kosaku Hatanaka (voice)
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Hiromi Tsuru
Sister Angela (voice)
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Dragon Ball Super
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Ichiro Nagai
Coach Mukaida (voice)
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Dragon Ball Z
Warriors of the Wind
Kaneto Shiozawa
Jiro Amakusa (voice)
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Vampire Hunter D
AIKa
Kazumi Tanaka
Yamamoto
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Dragon Ball Z
Akira
Michitaka Kobayashi
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Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Saint Seiya: Evil Goddess Eris
Masaharu Sato
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Dragon Ball Z
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Michie Tomizawa
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Sailor Moon
Vampire Hunter D
Issei Futamata
Ishida (voice)
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BAKI
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Osamu Dezaki Director · Hideo Takayashiki Screenplay Tomoko Konparu Screenplay
United States release January 1, 1995 · Produced in Japan · Production Shogakukan, Victor Entertainment
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OB Planning
Production
Shogakukan
Production
Victor Entertainment
Production
Gallop
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Studio Gallop
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Japan
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Original title
1ポンドの福音
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 2, 1988
Physical
United States · January 1, 1995
Physical
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