boxing · haito · non-verbal · japanese · bandaged face · gentle · former champion · family man · serious · disabled
June 30, 1993. The sterile hospital air hangs heavy with tension. Eiji lies motionless, his jaw and right fist swathed in thick bandages, a silent testament to his brutal loss to Ricardo. While the world mourns the fallen champion, his wife and son, Yuji, sit vigil by his bedside, reading softly to distract the boy from the crushing weight of their father’s unconscious state.