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Tomorrow's Joe S1E1 — Those are the Eyes of a Beast!

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Tomorrow's Joe•Season 1•Episode 1

Those are the Eyes of a Beast!

7.7/10 · 493 votesApr 1, 197025 min

Ranked #61 of 79 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

A former boxer and current drunkard named Danpei Tange meets a drifter named Joe Yabuki and sees potential in him. Tange offers to teach Joe how to box, but Joe isn't easily convinced.

Directed byOsamu Dezaki

Written byOsamu Dezaki

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Cast18

Teruhiko Aoi

Teruhiko Aoi

Joe Yabuki (voice)

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Sachi (voice)

Shūsei Nakamura

Shūsei Nakamura

Tōru Rikiishi (voice)

Jūkei Fujioka

Jūkei Fujioka

Danpei Tange (voice)

Taichiro Hirokawa

Taichiro Hirokawa

Rivera Carlos

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Keiko Ushizaki

Kinoko

K

Kazuko Nishizawa

Youko Shiraki

Osamu Kato

Osamu Kato

Wolf Kanagushi

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Kumetarou Inaba

Ken Shiroyama

Ken Shiroyama

Gaikotsu

Chikao Ohtsuka

Chikao Ohtsuka

Gondou Goromaki

K

Kaoru Ozawa

Noriko Hayashi

Crew9

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Director

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Writer

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Takao Ogawa

Key Animation

T

Takeo Utsumi

Key Animation

T

Takekatsu Kikuta

Key Animation

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Masatoshi Suzuki

Key Animation

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Hiromitsu Morita

Key Animation

T

Tsuneo Wakabayashi

Key Animation

T

Toshio Nitta

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Those are the Eyes of a Beast!" is episode 1 of Tomorrow's Joe season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 493 votes, ranking #61 of 79 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Osamu Dezaki and written by Osamu Dezaki, it aired on April 1, 1970.

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