Dotsuitarunen (1989)

- Original title
- どついたるねん
- Directed by
- Junji Sakamoto
- Genre
- drama film, boxing film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

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How it feels
A young boxer struggles with poverty and personal demons as he tries to make a name for himself in the ring. The story follows his fights and the relationships that shape his journey.
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What happens
Dotsuitarunen (Japanese: どついたるねん), also known as Knockout, is a 1989 Japanese film directed by Junji Sakamoto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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