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Boxer
JAPAN · 1977

Boxer

Shuji Terayama
redemption mentorship abandonment reinvention isolation
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Synopsis

In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked, quits boxing, leaving his wife and start living alone with his mangy dog. One day a young mediocre boxer knocks at the door and wants to be Hayato's apprentice.

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