The Way to Fight - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

The Way to Fight (, Kenka no hanamichi: Osaka saikyo densetsu) is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike.

Dangerous street fighter Kazuyoshi Tamai finds out that his rival, Takeshi, is the leader of a gang responsible for a series of assaults. Kazuyoshi is ready to face off against Takeshi, but comic challenges keep his nemesis out of reach. It's not until years later when Kazuyoshi becomes a championship boxer and Takeshi is a pro wrestler that they meet again in a battle that pits two combatants with very different fighting styles.

Plot

In Osaka in the 1970s, a teenage street-fighter named Kazuyoshi Tamai builds a reputation as the toughest guy in town. His troubles start when he discovers that he and his best friend Toshio are in love with the same girl, Ritsuko. Then he crosses paths with Takeshi, a student at a rival high school and an excellent fighter in his own right, who is the leader of the gang of assaulters. Kazuyoshi is determined to challenge Takeshi one on one, but because of a series of unforeseen circumstances, his ambition for a final battle is constantly and comically thwarted. Years later they have each achieved a certain level of success - Tamai as a boxer champion and Takeshi as a popular professional wrestler. The two finally get around to settling their old dispute in the Tokyo Dome.