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Where to watch Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) tonight

Fighting Spirit: Champion Road (2003) runs 1 h 30 min and averages 6.9 from 74 TMDB members. Makunouchi Ippo is the new Featherweight champion of Japan and is now ready for his first title defense. His opponent, the former Jr. Featherweight champion and a medical student, Sanada Kazuki. In addition to this feud, Sanada is being coached by Kamogawa's former rival, Hama Dankichi. What makes things worse is that Sanada works at the same hospital where Kumi is a nurse at and everybody at the hospital wants…

Runtime
1 h 30 min — ends 9:30 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
Rated
no US certification listed
Genres
Animation, Action, Comedy
Released
June 25, 2003
TMDB rating
6.9 / 10 from 74 votes
Director
Satoshi Nishimura
Starring
Kohei Kiyasu, Rikiya Koyama, Kenji Utsumi, Masaya Onosaka
Language
Japanese
Original title
はじめの一歩 -Champion Road-
Good for a group? Yes — a crowd movie.Animation and Action hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.

Where to watch it tonight

Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Crunchyroll Amazon Channel (subscription).

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How long is Fighting Spirit: Champion Road?
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road is 1 h 30 min long (90 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:30 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
What is Fighting Spirit: Champion Road rated?
TMDB lists no US age certification for Fighting Spirit: Champion Road.
Is Fighting Spirit: Champion Road a good movie to watch with a group?
Yes — a crowd movie. Animation and Action hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
Where can I stream Fighting Spirit: Champion Road?
In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Crunchyroll Amazon Channel (subscription). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).

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