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coproduced
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directed by Yuya Ishii, based on the true story of a
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-based baseball team called the Vancouver Asahi which existed before the
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. It was released to Japanese theaters on December 20.


Plot

The film is set in
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during the 1930s.


Cast

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as Reggie Kasahara *
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as Roy Naganishi *
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as Kei Kitamoto *
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as Tom Miyake *
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as Frank Nojima * Kōichi Satō as Seiji Kasahara * Mitsuki Takahata as Emmy Kasahara


Reception

The film has grossed ¥882 million at the Japanese box office. The film was screened at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the People's Choice Award as the most popular film at the festival.


See also

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Asahi (baseball team) The Asahi was a Japanese-Canadian baseball team of amateur and semi-professional players that was based in Vancouver from 1914 to 1941. The team won many league championships, particularly in the 1930s. History The Asahi was established as a s ...
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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 Japanese-language films English-language Canadian films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub