''The Brighton Miracle'' is a 2019 Australian-made film written and directed by

Max Mannix Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) ...

about the lead-up to the

Japan national rugby union team The Japan national rugby union team, often known as the Cherry Blossoms, Sakura, and more recently The Brave Blossoms (''ブレイブ・ブロッサムズ - Bureibu burossamuzu'') is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia and has ...

's unexpected win over

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

at the

2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England from 18 September to 31 October. Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was onl ...

, told through a combination of drama and documentary.

Temuera Morrison Temuera Derek Morrison (born 26 December 1960) is a New Zealand actor and Singer who first gained recognition for his role as Dr. Hone Ropata on the soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He gained critical acclaim for his starring role as Jake "The ...

plays Japan coach Eddie Jones and

Lasarus Ratuere Lasarus Ratuere (born 30 June 1985) is an Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Ishikawa, a member of Section 9, in the DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures feature film adaptation ''Ghost in the Shell''. Biography Ratuere was born ...

plays team captain

Michael Leitch is a Japanese rugby union player who plays in the back row for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan Rugby League One and captains the Japan national team. Leitch was born in New Zealand and moved to Japan as a teenager. Early life Leitch was ...

Plot

The story of one of the greatest sporting upsets in history, when Japan beat the then two-time world champions South Africa at the

Cast

as Eddie Jones *

as Michael Leitch * Sumire Matsubara as Satomi Leitch * Yûki Kudô as Nellie Jones *

Masa Yamaguchi Masa Yamaguchi (born 1974) is a professional actor who appeared in the movie ''The Condemned''. Yamaguchi was born in London. He studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2001. He later appeared in the film ...

as JR * Yutaka Izumihara as Ayumi Goromaru

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brighton Miracle, The Australian biographical drama films 2019 biographical drama films Australian sports drama films 2010s sports films 2019 films Cultural depictions of rugby footballers Rugby union films 2015 Rugby World Cup 2019 drama films 2010s Australian films 2010s English-language films