is a 2014 Japanese- Canadian coproduced baseball drama film directed by Yuya Ishii, based on the true story of a Vancouver-based baseball team called the Vancouver Asahi which existed before the Second World War. It was released to Japanese theaters on December 20.

Plot

The film is set in Canada during the 1930s.

Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was ''Waterboys'' for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese ...

as Reggie Kasahara * Kazuya Kamenashi as Roy Naganishi * Ryō Katsuji as Kei Kitamoto *

Yusuke Kamiji is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known simply as . Biography Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzak ...

as Tom Miyake * Sosuke Ikematsu as Frank Nojima * Kōichi Satō as Seiji Kasahara

Reception

The film has grossed ¥882 million at the Japanese box office. The film was screened at the

2014 Vancouver International Film Festival The 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 33rd event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from September 25 to October 10, 2014. The festival's opening gala film was Jean-Marc Vallée's ''Wild'', and its ...

, where it won the People's Choice Award as the most popular film at the festival.

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* * 2014 films 2014 drama films 2010s sports drama films Canadian baseball films Canadian sports drama films Japanese baseball films Japanese sports drama films Films about Japanese Canadians Films directed by Yuya Ishii Films set in Vancouver Films set in the 1930s Films with screenplays by Satoko Okudera Films shot in Vancouver 2010s Canadian films 2010s Japanese films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub

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