Love Fight
2008 · 126 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Romance
Minoru has spent most of his life being protected by his spunky female best friend Aki. Fed up, he decides to take up boxing. However, just as he manages to get stronger than Aki she becomes obsessed with boxing herself.
Directed by Izuru Narushima · Written by Teruo Abe
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Kento Hayashi Minoru Tachibana -
Kie Kitano Aki Nishimura -
Takao Osawa Joe Oki -
Shoko Fujimura Kyoko Okuda - K Kenzo
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Kazuki Namioka Takae -
Sachiko Sakurai Junko Misuki -
Jun Toba Serizawa -
Yuji Kubo
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