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Tomorrow's Joe S2E41 — José arrives in Japan… The Match Date Approaches!

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Tomorrow's Joe•Season 2•Episode 41

José arrives in Japan… The Match Date Approaches!

9.2/10 · 308 votesJul 20, 198125 min

Ranked #18 of 47 in Season 2•+0.1 vs season avg

Noriko and Nishi are engaged. Joe is happy from the bottom of his heart to see his long-time pal marry his dream girl. Meanwhile, Jose arrives in Japan just two days after their bout has been officially confirmed.

Directed byYoshio Takeuchi, Osamu Dezaki

Written byHideo Takayashiki

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Seasons2

Season 2 Episodes47

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And Then, He Returned...

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One Man, One Flower... Venture into the Ring

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Messenger From Hell... Joe Yabuki

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Back Then, The Ten-Point Bell Ringed

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The Phantom... Strike the Temple!

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Howl... Dogs Will Bite

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Wandering... Like a Wild Beast

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That Guy... Burning Man Carlos

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And then... The Beast Revived

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The Christmas Eve Gift

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Beginning of the Struggle... Carlos VS Joe

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Night of the Snow Storm... The Endless Fight

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The Tange Gym... Is Indestructable

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Where is... Joe's Youth?

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For Whose sake...? Deadly Rush

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Distant Aim... Road to the World

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A Figure Seen... A Great Target

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Those Knuckles... The Mark's Message

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Fighting Machine... Dragon Kim

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My Bantamweight... Weight Loss Challenge

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Rikiishi... I Hear the Song

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And... The Morning's Measurement

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The Burning Beast... And Ice

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The Gong Chimes.. The Ring of the Devil

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In Round 6... A Miracle Occurred

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Boxing... A Requiem

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José... In Hawaii

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Yabuki's... New Defense

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Grand Champion... José

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Meaning... of the V Sign

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Farewell... Dear Old Things

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The 13th King Comes From America!?

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He... Fell with the Card

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Yoko's... New Attempt

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The Wild Child… Harimao

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Unexpected Visitor... Gondo Goromaki

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Two Beasts... in the Jungle

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Joe Fired Up… The Target is Near

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José arrives in Japan… The Match Date Approaches!

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A Shock… Yoko's Premonition

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Joe and Danpei... Two Everyday People

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Yoko... Her Love

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The Violent... Endless Fight to the Death

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The Great End

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)

Ryusei Nakao

Ryusei Nakao

Rivera Carlos (voice)

Noriko Tsukase

Noriko Tsukase

Chuukichi (voice)

K

Kei Moriwaki

Noriko Hayashi (voice)

K

Keiko Ozaki

Mrs. Mendoza Jose (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Norio Wakamoto

Ryuuhi Kin (voice)

Junko Hori

Junko Hori

Kinoko (voice)

E

Emi Tanaka

Youko Shiraki (voice)

Jirô Daruma

Jirô Daruma

Nishi Mammoth (voice)

Crew4

H

Hideo Takayashiki

Script

Yoshio Takeuchi

Yoshio Takeuchi

Director

H

Hideo Takayashiki

Writer

Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki

Director

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Episode Summary

"José arrives in Japan… The Match Date Approaches!" is episode 41 of Tomorrow's Joe season 2. It scored 9.2/10 from 308 votes, ranking #18 of 47 episodes this season (season average 9.1). Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi, Osamu Dezaki and written by Hideo Takayashiki, it aired on July 20, 1981.

Next: E42 · A Shock… Yoko's Premonition Best of Season 2