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Yakuza Fist
Kiichi Naruse, a former professional boxer and yakuza member, begins teaching boxing to Makoto Sanada, a young boy he finds cowering on the ground after losing a fight one day. As Makoto’s skills improve by leaps and bounds, Naruse stakes his own unfulfilled dream of becoming a champion on the boy…
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Kiichi Naruse, a former professional boxer and yakuza member, begins teaching boxing to Makoto Sanada, a young boy he finds cowering on the ground after losing a fight one day. As Makoto’s skills improve by leaps and bounds, Naruse stakes his own unfulfilled dream of becoming a champion on the boy…
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