I’m Glad to Be Alive
I’m Glad to Be Alive

Movie·2022·1h 59m

I’m Glad to Be Alive

I have lived through death. Is this life a comedy or a tragedy?

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 生きててよかった

Professional boxer Sota Kusunoki has gained popularity for his fighting style, where he goes headlong into his opponents. However, years of fighting have taken their toll on his body, and he is forced to retire by a doctor's stoppage. He takes the opportunity of his retirement to marry his girlfriend, Sachiko, and start a new life, but he is completely useless in society and is made acutely aware of the harsh reality of his situation. One day, a mysterious man who claims to be a fan of Sota's receives an offer to fight in an underground martial arts tournament, where he will fight for a large sum of money and where his desires are thriving... The prospect of fighting once again revives his almost forgotten excitement, and his adrenaline surges as if to fill the emptiness in him. Will the madness and honesty of a man obsessed with fighting have a happy ending or a bad one?

Producer

Fumiko Tsutsui, Ken Handa

Cinematography

Fūta Takagi

Editor

Ayumi Miyazaki

Themes

boxermixed martial arts (mma)

Production House

Happinet Phantom Studios
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Audience Score

70%

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Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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Cast

Ryu Kohata

Ryu Kohata

Eri Kamataki

Eri Kamataki

Shuntaro Yanagi

Shuntaro Yanagi

Mijika Nagai

Mijika Nagai

Daisuke Kuroda

Daisuke Kuroda

Hirobumi Watanabe

Hirobumi Watanabe

Hiroki Konno

Hiroki Konno

Maria Nagai

Maria Nagai

Tomoki Kimura

Tomoki Kimura

Ryo Matsumoto

Ryo Matsumoto

Masanori Mimoto

Masanori Mimoto

Gin Pun Chou

Gin Pun Chou

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

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Crew

Taichi Suzuki

Writer, Director

Fumiko Tsutsui

Producer

Fūta Takagi

Director of Photography

Ken Handa

Producer

Ayumi Miyazaki

Editor

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