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SMALL, SLOW BUT STEADY: Sho Miyake’s Acclaimed Boxing Drama Lands Late June UK Release

Sho Miyake’s latest boxing drama, Small, Slow But Steady, is enjoying a few quiet theatrical runs nowadays since opening in Japan back in December. The film won awards last year at Berlin, Busan, Karlovy Vary and in London, and I didn’t even know the IFC Center screened it earlier this year as part of its ACA Cinema Project film series. As it stands now, UK label Blue Finch Films is signaling moviegoers to check out Small, Slow But Steady later this month. The film is based on boxer Keiko Ogasawara’s 2011 autobiographical memoir, “Makenaide!,” and centers on a hearing-impaired woman met with the biggest challenge of her life as her dreams of becoming a boxer are met with the threatened closure of her boxing club, along with the illness of its aging president, who has been her biggest supporter. Yukino Kishii leads the cast which also includes Tomokazu Miura, and […]

Trailer: SMALL, SLOW BUT STEADY Wins The Fight In Sho Miyake’s New Boxing Drama!

Lee B. Golden III

Having already scored rave reviews among critics in the past year, director Sho Miyake’a new boxing drama is hitting the screens in Japan with actress Yukino Kishii leading the way for Small, Slow But Steady. The film is based on the life of early 2010s deaf boxing sensation Keiko Ogasawara, and also stars Tomokazu Miura along with Shinichiro Matsuura who also trained the actress in real life. 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. I actually learned about this film on social media and read some insightful bits over at The Japan Times and it’s a fun read. Check it out along with the trailer below!