(Original title: 春に散る / Haru ni Chiru)
133min / Release in Japan: August 25, 2023
A struggling young boxer Shogo is stunned by an elderly guy Jin’s sharp counterpunch during a street fight, and asks him to be his trainer. Jin, it turns out, used to be a promising boxer who retired without realizing his dream to become a world champion. Jin tries to persuades Shogo not to risk his life when Shogo severely injures his eye right before the championship match; however, the young man’s firm determination reminds the old of his own dream, and Jin also puts his life on the line together for Shogo’s world title match that could be their last game.
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