One Pound Gospel: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Kosaku Hatanaka is a skilled boxer who turned pro at the age of 19, but he finds himself facing a string of defeats due to his inability to control his appetite, which always puts him in a heavier weight class. One day, due to excessive work out he collapses where he is found by Sister Angela, a naive fledgling nun and he immediately finds himself interested in her.

Series details

• Title: One Pound Gospel
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2008-01-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-03-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6379
• IMDb ID: tt1139478
• TVDB ID: 82139

Cast and credited roles

• Kazuya Kamenashi — Kosaku Hatanaka
• Eguchi Noriko — Sister Milee
• Kobayashi Satomi — Mukoda Seiko
• Meisa Kuroki — Sister Angela
• Hideo Ishiguro — Horiguchi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-01-12; final listed air date 2008-03-08; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from One Pound Gospel on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.