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Small, Slow But Steady

A hearing-impaired woman with dreams of becoming a professional boxer due to the pandemic is threatened closure of her boxing club and the illness of its ageing president, who has been her biggest supporter, push her to the limit.

Director

Shô Miyake

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N/A

Awards

5 wins & 4 nominations

Keiko

Kobayashi

Matsumoto

Shinichirô Matsuura

Seiji Ogawa - Keiko's brother

Kiyomi Ogawa - Keiko's mother

Hiroko Nakajima

Chiharu Sasaki - Chairman's wife

The Chairman

Makiko Watanabe

Ryutaro Yasumitsu

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For those of you with fights scheduled,
of course we'll keep going until the end. - Small, Slow But Steady

For those of you with fights scheduled, of course we'll...

Please carry on working with these two. - Small, Slow But Steady

Please carry on working with these two.

The chairman just officially announced
that the gym will close - Small, Slow But Steady

The chairman just officially announced that the gym will clo...

I'm not.
Don't think you can read my mind. - Small, Slow But Steady

I'm not. Don't think you can read my mind.

Talking won't solve it. - Small, Slow But Steady

Talking won't solve it.

But could talking make you feel better? - Small, Slow But Steady

But could talking make you feel better?

Talking doesn't make a person less alone. - Small, Slow But Steady

Talking doesn't make a person less alone.

Not everyone is as strong as you, Sis. - Small, Slow But Steady

Not everyone is as strong as you, Sis.

Don't lower your shoulders.
Keep them like that. - Small, Slow But Steady

Don't lower your shoulders. Keep them like that.

- Are you in pain?
- No. - Small, Slow But Steady

- Are you in pain? - No.

If you lose the will to fight, - Small, Slow But Steady

If you lose the will to fight,

Do you understand
what I'm saying, Keiko? - Small, Slow But Steady

Do you understand what I'm saying, Keiko?

I didn't hear that.
Tell me again, louder. - Small, Slow But Steady

I didn't hear that. Tell me again, louder.

Your next fight... - Small, Slow But Steady

Your next fight...

If you don't want to go ahead with it, - Small, Slow But Steady

If you don't want to go ahead with it,

How are you? Is there anything
you want me to send you? - Small, Slow But Steady

How are you? Is there anything you want me to send you?

Yes, she's deaf, but it's not a problem. - Small, Slow But Steady

Yes, she's deaf, but it's not a problem.

She's already turned pro
and has won two fights. - Small, Slow But Steady

She's already turned pro and has won two fights.

Could we meet and talk about it? - Small, Slow But Steady

Could we meet and talk about it?

We're closing the gym
at the end of the month. - Small, Slow But Steady

We're closing the gym at the end of the month.

I'm phoning you
about one of our members. - Small, Slow But Steady

I'm phoning you about one of our members.

I'm fine.
And you? - Small, Slow But Steady

I'm fine. And you?

I've called for a taxi.
Don't worry. - Small, Slow But Steady

I've called for a taxi. Don't worry.

I'm really pleased to meet you. - Small, Slow But Steady

I'm really pleased to meet you.

I've only just started learning it. - Small, Slow But Steady

I've only just started learning it.

But, today, - Small, Slow But Steady

I watched the video of your last fight. - Small, Slow But Steady

I watched the video of your last fight.

You have a powerful punch.
You're really strong. - Small, Slow But Steady

You have a powerful punch. You're really strong.

How do you give her instructions
during the fight? - Small, Slow But Steady

How do you give her instructions during the fight?

We've established a few signs. - Small, Slow But Steady

We've established a few signs.

That's the problem, - Small, Slow But Steady

That's the problem,

You don't need to hear instructions
to win. - Small, Slow But Steady

You don't need to hear instructions to win.

We would like to welcome you to our gym. - Small, Slow But Steady

We would like to welcome you to our gym.

"It's difficult." - Small, Slow But Steady

"It's difficult."

It's a long way from where I live - Small, Slow But Steady

It's a long way from where I live

The chairman bent over backwards
to arrange this. - Small, Slow But Steady

The chairman bent over backwards to arrange this.

After your next fight, - Small, Slow But Steady

After your next fight,

Dear Chairman,
I would like to take a break. - Small, Slow But Steady

Dear Chairman, I would like to take a break.

Arakawa Boxing Gym - Small, Slow But Steady

Arakawa Boxing Gym

The chairman has collapsed.
He's in hospital as a precaution. - Small, Slow But Steady

The chairman has collapsed. He's in hospital as a preca...

They showed me the x-rays. - Small, Slow But Steady

They showed me the x-rays.

There's a new shadow in his skull. - Small, Slow But Steady

There's a new shadow in his skull.

It's so tiny, though,
that I couldn't even see it. - Small, Slow But Steady

It's so tiny, though, that I couldn't even see it.

His small blood vessels
have narrowed a lot. - Small, Slow But Steady

His small blood vessels have narrowed a lot.

If he's not treated, - Small, Slow But Steady

If he's not treated,

And even if it takes a while, - Small, Slow But Steady

And even if it takes a while,

He always pulls through all right,
doesn't he? - Small, Slow But Steady

He always pulls through all right, doesn't he?

That'll surprise the doctors, won't it? - Small, Slow But Steady

That'll surprise the doctors, won't it?

Takaya, help me clean up
out the front. - Small, Slow But Steady

Takaya, help me clean up out the front.

Your next fight is soon, isn't it? - Small, Slow But Steady

Your next fight is soon, isn't it?

My name is Hana. - Small, Slow But Steady

My name is Hana.

She says you have beautiful hands. - Small, Slow But Steady

She says you have beautiful hands.

I feel a lot better after the operation. - Small, Slow But Steady

I feel a lot better after the operation.

Yes. You told me I should walk, - Small, Slow But Steady

Yes. You told me I should walk,

Yes.
Thank you very much. - Small, Slow But Steady

Yes. Thank you very much.

Can I have a look? - Small, Slow But Steady

Can I have a look?

December 25. Roadwork, 10km. - Small, Slow But Steady

December 25. Roadwork, 10km.

January 2. Sunny. - Small, Slow But Steady

January 2. Sunny.

January 7. Sunny. - Small, Slow But Steady

January 7. Sunny.

February 11. - Small, Slow But Steady

March 10 Rain. - Small, Slow But Steady

Thursday March 17. Cloudy. - Small, Slow But Steady

Thursday March 17. Cloudy.

I still can't believe
they're closing the gym. - Small, Slow But Steady

I still can't believe they're closing the gym.

March 25 2021
Keiko Ogawa v Sayaka Otsuka - Small, Slow But Steady

March 25 2021 Keiko Ogawa v Sayaka Otsuka

- One last effort.
- If you don't go hard, you won't win. - Small, Slow But Steady

- One last effort. - If you don't go hard, you won'...

One, two, three... - Small, Slow But Steady

One, two, three...

Yes, only 3 seconds.
Oh, no! - Small, Slow But Steady

Yes, only 3 seconds. Oh, no!

We'll try again.
Are you ready? - Small, Slow But Steady

We'll try again. Are you ready?

One more.
We have 10 seconds. - Small, Slow But Steady

One more. We have 10 seconds.

We fought the other day.
Thanks again. - Small, Slow But Steady

We fought the other day. Thanks again.

Yukino Kishii as Keiko - Small, Slow But Steady

Yukino Kishii as Keiko

Masaki Miura as Kobayashi - Small, Slow But Steady

Masaki Miura as Kobayashi

Hiroko Nakajima as Keiko's mother - Small, Slow But Steady

Hiroko Nakajima as Keiko's mother

This story was inspired
by real people and events. - Small, Slow But Steady

This story was inspired by real people and events.

Based on the book Makenaide! - Small, Slow But Steady

Based on the book Makenaide!

Scenario
Sho Miyake Masaaki Sakai - Small, Slow But Steady

Scenario Sho Miyake Masaaki Sakai

Director
Sho Miyake - Small, Slow But Steady

Director Sho Miyake

Subtitles by Howard & Akiko Bonsor - Small, Slow But Steady

Subtitles by Howard & Akiko Bonsor

Small, Slow But Steady poster

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A hearing-impaired woman with dreams of becoming a professional boxer due to the pandemic is threatened closure of her boxing club and the illness of its ageing president, who has been her biggest supporter, push her to the limit.

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Director: Shô Miyake

Writer: Shô Miyake, Keiko Ogasawara, Masaaki Sakai

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, sport

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 79/100

ImdbRating: N/A

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 16 Dec 2022

Awards: 5 wins & 4 nominations

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