Red Shoes

As a child Manami attended her father Takumas boxing matches and marveled at the scarlet shoes he wore Unfortunately he and his wife died in a terrible accident while he was preparing for the longawaited championship Now a single mother of a daughter she adores Emi Manami has decided to follow her fathers footsteps and is back in the ring after her husband died of a long illness However her mind and body are not there and she is humiliated Sinking into poverty barely able to feed Emi and losing every job she has her motherinlaw gains custody of her daughter Overwhelmed by grief and anger unable to catch her breath she falls to her lowest point However her coach comes to pick her up from the Fukuoka Red Light and promises to make a champion of her so she can reconnect with Emi