Original subtitles

You're a hustler!

I put my heart in it!

You even turned on the tears!

Look at the money I got!

Shit!

Let's spend it on women!

So Akeo, now we've got 500,000 yen!

Go home, you guys!

And what would we eat?

Don't you get Uber Eats in Japan?

You're being annoying.

Who's this dude?

Are you going to let him off?

Hey, old man!

We want an apology.

Sorry.

Huh? Kiss the ground!

Wipe the smirk off your face, asshole.

You're asking for it.

Damn you.

I won't be so easy.

Guys, run for it!

I know your face now...

What about your friend?

Can you get up?

I'm not their friend.

Why did you fight me then?

How did you do that?

You're OK.

Tell me how you did it!

SHINKEN GYM'S THREE BOX-KETEERS

Ouch, get your aim right!

Oh my God...!

Jinichi Hirooka...?

It's been a while.

It can't be true!

Oh God! How long has it been?

40 years.

40 years!

Did someone tell you that Dad died?

Yes, the wind...

Oh, the wind actually brings you the news?

To America?

It was in the paper.

What's up with the guys, Reiko?

Well...

They're not the type to keep in contact.

Here.

The Japanese American owner gave me a chance.

How about boxing?

Shun Otsuka is the OPBF champion.

He's going for the WBO title bout.

You can see him thinking even when he's training.

That's Dad's legacy at work.

I took over Dad's gym and his trading company.

I even got divorced like Dad!

How about you?

I guess you're single?

I got married once but it didn't work out.

Same as me.

Manager.

Thank you.

We located Jiro.

Kofu...

We all seem to mess up our lives somehow.

FUJIWARA JIRO KOFU PRISON 500, OIUCHI-CHO, KOFU CITY

Why did you come back to Japan?

I quit managing hotels.

To bring in young blood.

SASE

Mr. Sase!

Mr. Sase?

Sase Ken...?

Jin...?

We've aged, haven't we?

Come In.

JAPANESE BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: MISHIMA TAKAYUKI VS. SASE KENZO

Why did you quit?

You had that bout in Hawaii and four bouts in Los Angeles...

You only lost the last one.

By decision.

I reached my limit.

I knew I wouldn't go any further from there.

What happened to your boxing gym?

It went bankrupt ages ago.

My wife left with our daughter.

I fell out with my brother.

Only debt collectors visit me.

A young person from welfare comes to see if I'm dead.

I wish I could do more...

This is the best I can offer.

It's good. It feels so nice.

It was just bypass surgery.

Don't trivialize it!

Things happen at our age.

The days we spent at the gym mean everything to me.

Those days make up for everything.

Sase Ken...

Do you want to make a future together?

That sounds creepy, Jin. What the hell do you mean?

SUMMER

The hotel man is gardening!

I'm fixing it up in exchange for cheap rent.

A good pastime for old people.

This tree might revive if you cut the dead roots and water it...

Maybe a dead tree's more suitable for us!

Did I say that this house

is haunted?

That's even better!

No ghost will spook me, you hear?

You called me a ghost?

There you are!

Hi, Jiro. Welcome back to the free world.

Hey, behave, doggie!

Go back to jail!

Where's the john?

Past the stairs.

Acting up already?

The cherry tree at the prison has finished flowering...

Big deal. It'll bloom again.

I didn't expect to eat Jin's curry again!

40 years later, nothing's changed.

Things have changed, you idiot!

There's no point in reliving the past!

Listen. How about living together again?

Like at the gym dorm.

A retirement home for ex-boxers.

It's self-serving charity.

You should think about your future, Jiro.

You know what? That's the side of you I've always hated.

Jin.

You lucky bastard. Only you had it good.

You philanthropist.

You can sulk 'til you die.

Son of a bitch! Stop it!

Everything in this house irritates me!

The table! The chairs!

Leave it there!

Asshole!

Delivery.

Thank you.

I found you!

I knew I'd find you if I kept my antenna up.

Give it to me. Punch me...

Are you crazy? Show me!

Go away!

Is he a thief?

Good! Take whatever you want!

Come on, just once.

Show me.

You came In anticipating my Cross.

You're thinking.

I can't show you.

Why not?

The world doesn't make sense.

Please teach me boxing.

I know you're a pro. Go to a gym!

I lost a title bout by decision.

Because my opponent in the red corner was from a famous gym.

What kind of shit is that? So I quit.

This old man also lost by decision when he should have won.

That's why he left Japan 40 years ago.

Come on, this is fate!

That punch of yours was a revelation!

Mr. Hirooka.

I want to learn boxing from you. From the beginning.

Please.

NO.

Why don't we give him a test?

We have plenty of time!

OK, this is the 6th lap!

Come on, go faster now!

Jiro!

I asked someone else to be my parole supervisor.

Hey!

Don't stop!

Alright...

Watch me run!

We used to do this.

Come back when you can run 10.

I'm sure your American doctor mentioned heart valve disease.

The graft is clogged too.

I recommend an operation.

It'll be tough.

Mom died from heart failure when she had me.

As far as I know, It's not supposed to be hereditary.

Is it OK if I wait to see how it goes...?

Have cardiac catheterization in 3 months.

That's it. Let's have a break.

You lack resilience, man.

Managing a hotel's got to be harder!

What? My brother wants his body donated?

Yes, he has cancer. He doesn't have much time left.

He needs the consent of his family members.

Sorry you came all this way.

Mom's dead so we have to ask you, Uncle.

If you'd called

"...MY NEW ADDRESS IN JAPAN, JINICHI"

you'd have known about his cancer earlier.

He wouldn't have wanted to see me.

I guess you didn't want to see him either, Uncle Jin.

He got sick when I was 18. I've been caring for him since then.

For the flight back to Oita.

It's okay.

Oops, sorry!

Go ahead.

Take care!

Last lap!

We weren't that dedicated!

I did it!

Now teach me!

I'm reneging on my promise.

That's not funny.

I'll kill you, old man!

Check this out.

He's the super featherweight No.1 contender.

I'm busy now.

Brown's so good that the champion turned him down.

So Brown picked Nakanishi, a former champ in Japan for a bout.

He saw Nakanishi as an easier opponent.

Just like your last bout.

But watch this.

See?

He did what you couldn't do.

I studied his bouts on video. He's a perfect boxer but

his left guarding hand drops when he throws a right hook.

I focused on that split second.

Off my window, gecko!

Go away.

Come In.

Don't you regret going to America and quitting after 5 bouts?

With your guidance, the world title is mine.

You'd get shot in the States.

I'm old, I have nothing.

I'm the same! I have nothing else.

If I keep on this way, I might as well be dead.

It's got to be now...

It has to be now!

There's a fire in me that I don't want to lose.

I have no future!

Give up on me if I'm no good.

Wasn't it that fire that got you into boxing??

You took into the ring all the shit you put up with...

I'm like that.

I want to smash everything! I want to feel alive!

That's why I need to learn your kind of boxing.

It's going to be unfair at times.

Can you take that?

Do some shadow boxing.

I think he's out of the habit.

You sure you can take it?

There's hard or effective...

Relax and snap the punch when it lands.

Don't let the sandbag rock like that.

Your fists are too tight.

Keep them loose.

Years ago, I got into a brawl and a slap sent me to my knees.

He was a boxer.

A glimpse into an unknown world.

I joined a gym to understand it.

Could you?

No. That's why I could do it.

Shogo, where do you live?

At a manga cafe and places...

He can live here, can't he?

There it goes!

We choose what to watch on TV.

CLOSED DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS

IF YOU OWE ME, COME UPSTAIRS!

Jiro? You there?

She promised we could be together once I got out.

But when I got out, she was in hospital and died a month later.

She never told me in her letters.

I guess she didn't want me to worry.

Why not let me worry?

We weren't strangers!

Jiro.

I'm sorry. I had no idea.

If you need anything...

I won't live with you.

I didn't mean that.

Things only worked out for you.

You made it in America.

You got old, missed home and came back.

But I didn't beat up a guy who badmouthed Mohammed Ali.

You would, too!

By the way...

how's the kid going?

He's with us now.

Hi, Ryo.

Don't skip school. Screw that!

2 against 1!

I'm home.

Who are you?

I'm the son.

Mommy! Your son!

He's here.

Never mind me. I'm here to pick up clothes.

What's this about?

I found a place.

I thought you'd quit.

You quit, right?

This, too.

He works at the gas station too.

He's Harada.

Don't get hurt.

You're going?

Want breakfast? I have plans.

Shogo! Don't get hurt!

You look good, Sase.

Drop by for Jin's curry.

I will.

I heard about you, Shogo.

Not all of it good...

So you're joining our gym?

Yes.

It's a big favor.

I'd like to see what you can do.

Otsuka.

Meet this gym's legends.

Of course...

2 of the 3 Box-keteers, Mr. Hirooka and Mr. Sase.

I'm Otsuka.

He's up for a world title next year?

It's a dream come true.

Jin got close before he left. Your dad would have been proud.

Shogo Kuroki?

Yes.

I saw your bout. You KO'd Kaneko in 2 minutes.

I got lucky.

Maybe.

But your punches are powerful when they land.

As long as your opponent stays close.

Otsuka.

Can we spar?

Hey.

Don't you want to find out if I was just lucky?

Eh?

Is it OK?

Oh, damn...

You're out of shape. I don't care.

OK, let's do It!

Twop rounds, OK?

Don't get carried away. I know.

He's unfit so go for his body.

OK.

Two three-minute rounds! First round.

Watch him, Otsuka.

Move your head.

Gauge the range.

Good... Footwork.

High low.

Come on.

On the body!

That hurt.

Otsuka, stop!

That's enough.

Can I give up on you?

I haven't started.

Stop that! Stop!

Stop! Break up.

Don't get excited. Control yourself, kid.

He watches your every move. Is that all you've got?

Don't try to keep up with him.

OK, second round!

Round 2!

Keep shuffling.

Go around.

Throw short straights.

Shit, you did It.

Guard up.

Sway!

Otsuka!

Are you OK?

Slowly.

Take him to the hospital for a checkup.

I'm sorry but we can't take you at our gym.

Not so fast...

We're not right for him. We like our boxers to think.

Move him slowly.

Shogo.

This is your gym. This is your second debut.

Come In.

Watch your breathing, kids!

Jab!

Body!

Good, give me another one.

Yuji!

We're here! Mr. Sase.

Thanks for this.

Ask anything, Mr. Sase.

I'm Hirooka.

We appreciate this. We appreciate this.

Yuji's dad took good care of me.

It's nothing. Please feel at home.

THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN BEING A CHAMPION

Free yourself.

Practice liberates you.

Using your brain frees you.

Reiko's dad believed that.

Right, "We like our boxers to think.'

We all want to be free. But not everyone knows how.

Great combo! Isn't he cool?

Let's be like him!

He has a hard punch!

FALL

What? He stepped on my toe!

GOOD LUCK, DAD!

Calm down!

Take a stance!

Keep your cool!

Box, you weasel!

Hit his guarding hands.

That's no good!

Why's his guard tight?

Don't lose, Dad!

You've got to win!

Shogo.

He's got a glass jaw!

No! Please!

Go, Dad!

Dad!

Get him!

Thank you, everyone.

You should quit!

A victory by a TKO.

Shogo Kuroki. Out of the blue corner!

The medical school will cremate him

so it won't cost anything.

But...

the ashes won't come home for a few years.

Graves cost a lot so Dad wanted his ashes scattered in the sea.

When I told his ex-wife, she said, "Right.'

Right...

Nobody cares...

My family was always dysfunctional.

My mother had a weak heart

and died giving birth to me.

That's why my father and brother were cold to me.

Well, that's how I took it.

I heard that she was a beautiful woman.

They say she died like tailing cherry blossom.

I'm sorry that I didn't help you.

Be assured that we'll treat his body with respect.

I appreciate It.

It's over...

It's delicious! Is it homemade?

My niece in Oita made it.

She works for a diner.

My mother is a hopeless cook...

Where's your dad, Shogo?

He left when I was little.

When he drank beer, he savored it like you.

I saw you that night you punched me.

That was my first Japanese beer in ages.

Mom always works more than one job.

She'd worry that we'd have to go on welfare.

I was fine with my life, it was no different from my friends.

But then Dad became someone's loan guarantor...

so thugs would turn up.

So he left?

I guess he was weak.

You learned boxing to protect your mother.

Forget that!

Being soft can kill you in the ring.

You picked that pathetic loser!

It's so delicious!

REIKO SANADA

We have Shinken Gym's Otsuka, who's after the world title

and your protege, Kuroki. Say they had a bout...

And Otsuka defends his OPBF title against Kuroki.

Otsuka decides not to fight his scheduled WBO bout.

He claims that beating Shogo Kuroki will advance him.

Whoever wins, Kuroki or Otsuka,

challenges Nakanishi for the WBA title.

There's Otsuka and Kuroki's grudge match

plus the homecoming world champion. It'll be sensational!

But I'm afraid Shogo and Otsuka are not in his league...

Won' it be great?

Like a pro-wrestling match!

Sorry, I'm late.

Looks yummy.

Nakanishi.

Come on, show our guests some courtesy.

Hi, guys. I'm Nakanishi.

I saw you fight Brown.

You did?

It was good.

Thank you.

Your boxing style's changed a little since then.

A bit rougher? In the States

you have to take punches or spectators boo.

He fought in the States too, you know.

I wasn't good like him.

About the title bout...

Shogo won't do it.

Otsuka and Shogo aren't his underdogs.

Excuse me.

Are you sure?

I won't make a clown out of my boxer.

Hold it there.

Isn't that your weakness?

Maybe it's not about your boxer but just an old guy's pride...

Say that again.

Hold it!

Mr. Hirooka...

We don't see Shogo as an underdog. He's your protégé.

I proposed the bout with respect.

What was the talk about?

They want Shogo to challenge Otsuka for the OPBF title.

The winner will challenge Nakanishi for the WBA title.

Is that true...?

That's amazing!

What's wrong?

It's a world champion bout!

Well I... I don't know what to say.

You have to defeat Otsuka.

Yes.

I'll go running.

Yeah!

Hello...

The manager is expecting you. She should be back soon.

OK, I'll wait. Sure.

Come on, step in closer!

Keep pushing!

Keep going, keep going!

Stop, stop!

When you see a chance, forget footwork and throw punches.

Dirty boxing is fine. Who cares?

Go on!

Jiro! Why are you here?

The manager asked him to come.

Third round!

Get closer!

Close in!

Otsuka has speed and powerful hooks. Go for his kidney.

Throw me a hook.

Shit...!

Try It.

Oh, my knee...

Yes. Keep them loose.

Don't let him predict your move.

Body! Good one!

Shogo will KO Otsuka.

But he's tough!

Watch your position.

Thank you!

Mom.

I'll have a bout.

What happened?

It's nothing.

I just tripped.

This is amazing! But be careful...

It's not him!

Hey, Champ.

Shogo, stop!

Let him go, Shogo!

Don't kill me!

That's mine.

What?

The shirt.

Shit, look at that!

Don't film this, please.

Leave him alone!

Pants too!

Get off me!

Shogo!

He's stripping!

Shogo, don't! That's enough.

Come on, take them off!

Come on!

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Shogo!

Give them to me.

You're right.

I learned boxing to protect Mom.

Great, Nakanishi.

Throw 1 and 2.

I hope you'll accept our apologies.

Something like that makes a bout impossible.

Boxers are criticized for getting a tattoo, let alone assault!

You ruined the whole thing!

What's happening with the police?

Mom said Harada hit her so he'll be questioned.

It's all over social medial

This Is the worst scenario. What were you thinking?

Sir.

I know it won't be easy but please let Shogo fight.

Mr. Hirooka, get up please.

This Is my one last venture.

Please give Shogo a chance to fight.

You put me in a spot...

Get up please. You shouldn't be doing this.

Please.

Mr. Hirooka, please.

This is the demise of the Hirooka family.

In the 7th round

Shogo Kuroki received a cut above his right eye

after being punched by Shun Otsuka from the red corner.

If it gets worse, we'll stop.

It's your chance!

Guard!

Go, Otsuka!

Go around!

It's the 7th round and Otsuka's holding up.

Keep your cool!

To a neutral corner. Relax, Shogo!

God, his grudge is fierce...!

Round 8.

Show me the cut. Not good.

Take a hit and the doctor will stop you.

Otsuka has more points. You have to KO him.

He doesn't want a decision win. Only a KO.

Aim for his cut. Give him left hooks.

Guard up!

Get up, Otsuka! It's nothing!

You can get up!

Good, Otsuka!

I can fight! I can still fight!

Sit down! You can sit down now!

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Otsuka, nice fight.

You did well.

A TKO in the 8th round at 1 minute and 21 seconds

we have a new OPBF featherweight champion

Shogo Kuroki!

Bravo, Otsuka. You lost but you're great.

Thank you.

This determines your next bout.

In spring, you'll fight Nakanishi, the current WBO champion.

Can I have the mike?

Nakanishi!

Stop checking your damn phone!

You suck.

WINTER

See you later. Bye.

Sase Ken, watch your back!

Off I go. Keep it up!

Enjoy your meal.

Hey.

It's OK!

You want to eat one?

Come inside. You can take one for your mother.

Really? Is it OK?

Is three OK?

Thank you.

Shogo!

Kanako. Sorry about this.

No problem.

What do you usually give your mother?

Well, you know...

Is this the first time?

Kind of...

I see.

Mom doesn't really go for muted colors like that.

Really? I think this will look great on her.

Thank you.

I'll pay for it.

Can you help me get something for Uncle Jin?

You can help pay for that.

But...

I'll get this.

Thank you.

2,980 yen, please.

I'll wait over there.

What's wrong, Shogo?

Uh... the birds...

Birds...?

Right, I see...

A doctor would say that.

But...

Shogo insists on fighting but Uncle Jin is against it.

They won't talk to each other.

Kanako, you're all going to have to work it out.

But...

The three of you will have to talk it through.

8,9, 10 and slip!

You even train on Christmas Eve!

OK, I'll work hard too!

Hold on.

Shogo and I got you something.

Merry Christmas.

Sorry, I don't have anything...

I just thought it would be a nice idea.

Open It.

I want to fight.

You heard the doctor.

A retinal tear only requires a day in hospital.

I'll pass the medical.

No, I'll cancel it.

I won't let you.

I'd give my eye for the world title.

There's a risk of retinal detachment it you're hit.

If that happened you might lose your sight.

I've told you this.

Boxers devote their life to fighting!

You did too. That's why you can't leave it behind.

Let's wait until it heals. Even if it took 2 years.

One day you'll get a chance at the world title.

One day...

That won't happen!

That's enough.

Uncle...

You're alive.

You are... You have time.

You miss this chance, you'll have another one.

Never.

Why don't you get it? Uncle.

This is none of your business.

I've had enough.

Kanako!

Don't take it out on her.

This is the demise of the Hirooka family.

There's the champion!

Nakanishi is here! How cool!

Mr. Sase.

Excuse me!

Hello!

This is his gym...

Hello!

Nakanishi, opponents cant meet before a fight.

I'm sorry, I won't be long.

The truth is

I came because I was scared.

You called me out in public.

I wanted to see you for myself.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

Sorry to bother you!

What a creep!

I didn't think champions got scared!

OK, resume your practice!

Shogo.

What are you doing?

I'll withdraw you.

Listen to me!

Let him go, Jin! You're making a scene!

Leave, both of you.

See?

You're scaring the kids!

Boxing is something good, isn't it?

The annual New Year's Eve boxing match.

This is the semi-final. Now for the national anthem.

What's Mom doing...?

She said she'd be back early.

Shogo.

What drives you to box?

The first time I saw you fight, I felt scared...

Then...

you began to radiate this glow...

It was incredible.

But now

I'm scared again.

You might go somewhere...

It's... OK.

Kanako! I love this scarf.

Hi! You're home.

I want to go somewhere...

Happy New Year.

I hope it's a good new year.

That's good.

Any other wishes?

I wish Dad's salary would go up.

Hey, keep that to yourself!

Are you OK?

Hold on... Need an ambulance?

Happy New Year.

I guess I should say the same thing...

Come on! I was worried, you know?

The doctor recommends surgery.

It sounds tricky.

They operate while the heart is stopped.

They would put me on a heart-lung machine.

But...

If my heart is weak it might not beat again.

I'm scared.

It's your body. You should think about it.

Do you like teaching boxing to kids?

Yeah.

So you've found it, Sase Ken.

Maybe I have.

I'll come again.

Life is good... I had to get old to know that.

Sounds about right.

When I was young, it didn't seem enough to just live.

That's how I feel now. That's why I want to fight.

Sorry, bad timing...

But I want to fight even if I lost my sight.

I won't feel this way again.

That's the mentality of a suicide bomber.

Rid yourself of those thoughts.

But Jin, you hid your illness and put off surgery...

Things get messy when you're old.

You should rest. I'll come back.

Shogo.

I'm trying to safeguard your future.

I'll get the world title.

If I lost, I'll try over and over until I do.

There'd be no next time.

Nakanishi won't let you off without injuring you.

Take me with you.

I want to fight with you.

You have to let me.

Please.

Don't put that on me!

You have to live, old man!

This is bullshit...

You've got to be my dad...

Don't die, Jin!

I'm a pathetic trainer...

Don't you dare start calling me Dad!

You jerk.

OK, I'll put the lens on your eye.

Open wide...

Here's the laser.

That's good. Give me three.

Throw a punch like you're ripping off his face.

Speed.

I'll throw 2. You throw a counter and hit me here.

You OK?

I'm fine...

I'm fine.

Don't load up. Nakanishi will notice.

Tell me, Hirooka.

Are you trying to feel alive

through Shogo?

No, I'm not...

Otsuka retired.

He'll take over his parents' sake brewery.

You realize that only you can stop Shogo.

You two are reckless.

As It is, you have no chance.

"Boxers practice to liberate themselves."

Like your dad said, "They also have to use their brains."

And I believed it.

Is that past tense?

You strike back.

You rise if you fall.

Your dad hated that style of boxing.

He thought boxers should KO opponents and take no punches.

That's what he believed but there's more to boxing.

The L.A. hotel owner who rescued me from misery...

He'd watched all my bouts.

He said my fights empowered Japanese Americans in L.A.

Until now, I've never tried to understand what that meant.

Empowered...

That's not true.

You left Japan on a selfish whim.

You ruined people's lives.

You're still doing it.

SPRING

Kazumi.

Let's go and see Shogo's bout.

No! I don't want to see him getting beaten up.

It's time!

Today's main event is the WBA featherweight title fight.

Fighting out of the blue corner is challenger, Shogo Kuroki.

VICTORY FOR SHOGO

Out of the red corner Is the WBA featherweight champion

Toshio Nakanishi!

Two Japanese boxers will fight for the world title.

Tensions rise as they wait for the gong.

You know what a featherweight is? What the hell?

It's begun. What?

Don't bet. You're clueless.

Who's clueless?

This is a championship bout. Keep to the rules and fight clean, gentlemen.

Keep going, keep going!

Get him!

Step away!

Get away, Shogo!

Go around!

Avoid punches in the face. I know.

Focus!

Both were careful in the 1st round but the champion dominated.

I agree. So far it's Nakanishi's game.

It's the 2nd round. Kuroki is feisty

but Nakanishi dodges his attacks with ease.

God, you're too slow!

Go like this!

Clinch him!

Clinch!

Clinch him, Shogo!

Go ahead and clinch him.

It'd be more embarrassing to be knocked out.

Try another plan.

Balance, Shogo!

More pressure!

Stay calm.

Great, Nakanishi is frustrated.

Stop playing, you sons of bitches!

He throws the challenger.

You threw me!

Come on, footwork!

He's pressuring you!

The champion recomposed in the 5th round.

He keeps pressuring the challenger.

He knows how to handle the clinch.

The champion dominates this round.

Guard up!

Shogo, guard yourself!

Go for it!

It's your chance!

OK, show me the cut.

Why do you get hit?

Because I stop.

That's right.

Close in, right uppercut and hooks to his guarding arm.

You can do it.

Don't stop! Keep moving!

Shogo!

Get up!

Can he get up? 2 left hooks knocked him down.

Get up!

Can you fight?

Kuroki is on his feet.

Yes! Get the sucker!

This is your chance!

Come on, Kuroki!

Show me the cut.

I'm having so much fun, Jin.

He's amazing.

It's tense. Neither of them will back down.

They could collapse any minute.

Are you OK, Jin?

I'm fine!

Shogo!

How many?

Use your shoulders.

OK.

Two more rounds. Hard punches, OK?

The challenger has eye trouble...

The champion corners him.

What! He can't see!

He can't see with his right eye.

Throw in the towel, Jin!

He might go blind or be killed!

Guard yourself!

That's fine!

Is he baiting him?

Nakanishi!

Stay down!

Get up, Nakanishi! Come on!

Shogo, get him!

Come on, kid!

Jin.

No towel.

Because it feels... so amazing now.

Ice bags!

Last round.

Go all the way.

Yeah.

Shogo!

Well done!

You did it.

You did great!

Boxers, come here.

That was today's main event.

We'll announce the WBA featherweight championship results.

Judge Noda scored 112-111.

He favors Nakanishi, the red corner.

Judge Miyazaki scored 110-108.

He favors Kuroki.

Lastly, Judge Naito scores 112-111.

We have a split decision of 2 to 1.

The winner of the bout is...

The new champion

is Kuroki!

Shogo!

Jin!

Nakanishi, you did great.

You were great.

We have a new WBA featherweight champion tonight!

Thank you.

Thanks. You're strong.

You knew this would happen!

You knew and you let him do it...

Mom.

I insisted.

Jin tried to stop me. Don't blame him.

Ma'am.

Maybe we should step out for some fresh air.

They'll operate tomorrow. You should rest.

Jin.

I have no regrets.

I saw an incredible world!

You know, I'm glad

I lived this long.

You're right.

That was so empowering.

There are cherry trees nearby. I'll take a look.

Hirooka!

ONE LAST BLOOM

SIX MONTHS LATER

Off I go!

You forgot your lunch!

Thanks.

If I finish early, let's eat out.

Don't make plans until you're used to your new job.

I'm a rookie...!

What?

This is my third debut bout.

You can debut as many times as you want.

OK, off I go.

See you.

Watch it! Can't you see?

Sorry.

Alright!

Watch me run!

Subtitles ripped, proofed, edited and fixed by Obaka.