GENSAN PUNCH

By Brillante MENDOZA

YAMAN FILMS CO, LTD - as PROD

Action/Adventure - Completed 2021

A disabled athlete refuses to let his artificial leg hinder his dream to become a professional boxer.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2021
A Window on Asian Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Action/Adventure, Drama, True Story
    • Countries
    • JAPAN, PHILIPPINES
    • Director(s)
    • Brillante MENDOZA
    • Writer(s)
    • Honee ALIPIO
    • Producer(s)
    • Takahiro YAMASHITA
    • Synopsis
    • From award-winning Cannes / Venice / Toronto selected director Brillante Mendoza, GENSAN PUNCH is based on a true story and follows Nao Tsuyama, a disabled athlete who refuses to let his articifical leg hinder his dream to become a professional boxer. His remarkable journey takes him from Japan to the Philippines, and specifically the celebrated “Gensan” quarter which has spawned worldwide stars such as Manny Pacquiao.