The Way to Fight

The Way to Fight (喧嘩の花道 大阪最強伝説, Kenka no hanamichi: Ōsaka saikyō densetsu) is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike.

He lives a troubled home life with his senile grandmother and spends the days on the streets with his friend Toshio and his schoolmate Ritsuko.

Then he crosses paths with Takeshi Hamada (Kazuki Kitamura), a student at a rival high school and an excellent fighter in his own right, who introduces himself beating down the gang of bullies that are Kazuyoshi's usual enemies.

Kazuyoshi is determined to challenge Takeshi one on one, but because of a series of unforeseen circumstances, his ambition for a final battle is constantly and comically thwarted.

From there, both of them decide to start careers in fighting sports, Kazuyoshi becoming a bantamweight boxer and Takeshi a shoot-style professional wrestler, and both achieve a great success until becoming champions of their respective styles.