Small, Slow But Steady
Keiko surprises everyone when she overcomes adversity to win her first two boxing fights. But when an unexpected incident threatens the closure of her gym, she is pushed further than she thought possible.
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Cast
32 people
Yukino Kishii
Keiko Ogawa
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Lesson of the Evil
Tomokazu Miura
Katsumi Sasaki
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Arrietty
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Masaki Miura
Makoto Hayashi
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Shinichiro Matsuura
Shintaro Matsumoto
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Himi Sato
Seiji Ogawa
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Hiroko Nakajima
Kiyomi Ogawa
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Nobuko Sendo
Chiharu Sasaki
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Nana Nakahara
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Tomomitsu Adachi
Reporter
Known for
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle
Cloud
Yutaka Shimizu
Police officer
Known for
Love Exposure
Summer Wars
Jotaro Tozuka
Junior colleague
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Ryutaro Yasumitsu
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Sho Miyake Director · Masaaki Sakai Screenplay Keiko Ogasawara Author
United States release April 1, 2026 · Produced in France, Japan · Production Happinet Phantom Studios, Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
Comme des Cinémas
Production
Happinet Phantom Studios
Production
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Production
The Asahi Shimbun
Production
THEFOOL
Production
France · Japan
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Languages
Original title
ケイコ 目を澄ませて
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Germany · February 16, 2022
Premiere
Japan · December 16, 2022
Theatrical
United States · April 1, 2026
Digital
Canada
April 1, 2026 · Digital
China
January 14, 2023 · Premiere · Pingyao International Film Festival
February 4, 2023 · Digital · Youku
April 21, 2023 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 9, 2023 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
France
August 30, 2023 · Theatrical
December 28, 2023 · Digital · VOD
January 2, 2024 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
October 29, 2022 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
July 20, 2023 · Theatrical
Indonesia
November 29, 2022 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Japan
October 4, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
Netherlands
July 20, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 14, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 21, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 5, 2022 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
June 30, 2023 · Limited theatrical
June 30, 2023 · Digital
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