Facing Ali

[Machine Translation] George Foreman, Joe Frazier, and ten other fierce fighters who fought Muhammad Ali will talk about their fierce battles with Ali and his character. The men's timeless friendship will move you to tears. A blazing boxing documentary and an emotional human documentary, finally available on DVD! Ali had a tremendous impact on society. He is still a great figure in society today. Muhammad Ali, known as the God of Boxing, was the greatest boxer of all time in both name and reality, winning the world heavyweight title three times. In addition to rare testimonies from his prime and overwhelming footage of fights in which the mighty steel of the heavyweight division clashed with each other, ten boxers who fought against him in the ring reflect on their memories of that time and talk about how grateful they are that Ali had such a great impact on their lives. At the climax of the film, the boxers give messages to Ali, who is currently battling Parkinson's disease, creating a warm, intimate, and emotional atmosphere. There have been many documentaries and biographies of Muhammad Ali, but this film does not present the viewpoint of a journalist or an audience member, but rather that of a boxer who actually fought against him, thus giving the viewer the opportunity to see Ali not as the provocative speaker and sensationalist that he has been portrayed in the media, but as a boxer. This is not a man who has made provocative statements or given sensational performances, as has been portrayed in the media, but rather a boxer in his own right. The words of these 10 boxers, who are going through their active and post-retirement lives with great troubles, are inscribed with the process of rediscovering their own identities, and the overlapping stories of each of them strongly emphasize the magnitude of Ali's influence that could change the world. The stories fold in on each other to create a powerful new impression of the magnitude of Ali's influence, which was believed to change the world. Commentary leaflet enclosed.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: unreleased documentary collection, trailers

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ジョージ・フォアマン、ジョー・フレイジャーほか、モハメド・アリと対戦した10人の猛者たちが、アリとの激闘、そしてアリの人物像を語り尽くす。男たちの時を超えた友愛に、心が熱くなる。炎熱のボクシング・ドキュメンタリーにして感動のヒューマン・ドキュメンタリー、ついにDVD化! アリは社会に多大な影響を与えた。今も社会にとって偉大な存在だ。ボクシング界の神と称され、3度も世界ヘビー級王座を獲得するなど、名実ともにボクシング界の史上最強の男、モハメド・アリ。全盛期の貴重な証言や、ヘビー級の強靭な鋼の肉体がぶつかり合う試合の圧倒される映像はもちろん、彼とリングで対戦した10人のボクサーたちが、当時の記憶を振り返り、アリが自分の人生に大きな影響を与えてくれたことへの感謝の気持ちなどを語り尽くす。そしてクライマックスでは、対戦したボクサーたちから、現在パーキンソン病と闘い続けているアリへメッセージが贈られ、温かな親密感、そして感動に包まれていく。モハメド・アリのドキュメンタリーや評伝は数多存在するが、今作はジャーナリストや観客の視点からではなく、実際に彼と戦ったボクサーからの視点で捉えることで、これまでメディアで喧伝されてきた挑発的な発言やセンセーショナルなパフォーマンスを繰り返す人物ではなく、あくまでひとりのボクサーとしての姿を浮き彫りにする。大きな悩みを抱え、現役時代を、そして引退後の人生を歩んでいる10人のボクサーたちの言葉には、それぞれのアイデンティティを再発見していく過程が刻まれているが、それぞれのストーリーが折り重なることで、世界を変えうると信じられたアリのインフルエンスの大きさをあらためて強烈に印象づける。解説リーフレット封入。

未公開ドキュメンタリー集 (『After The Bell』『Book To Screen』『Bringing The Fight To Life』）、予告編集