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Winning is not about where you’re from—it’s about how well you play.
In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of their Caucasian counterparts. But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs, but the Vancouver Asahi baseball team have a sense of fair play and smart tactics that set them apart from the brute force of their opponents. Under the guidance of new team captain Reggie Kasahara, can they be able to rise above all the negativity to win the tournament? This film is based on the true story of Vancouver Asahi, the Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was inducted into The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.Read moreLess
In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of their Caucasian counterparts. But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs, but the Vancouver Asahi baseball team have a sense of fair play and smart tactics that set them apart from the brute force of their opponents. Under the guidance of new team captain Reggie Kasahara, can they be able to rise above all the negativity to win the tournament? This film is based on the true story of Vancouver Asahi, the Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was inducted into The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.
The story
In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of their Caucasian counterparts. But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs, but the Vancouver Asahi baseball team have a sense of fair play and smart tactics that set them apart from the brute force of their opponents. Under the guidance of new team captain Reggie Kasahara, can they be able to rise above all the negativity to win the tournament? This film is based on the true story of Vancouver Asahi, the Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was inducted into The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.
Cast & crew
Satoshi TsumabukiReji Kasahara
Kazuya KamenashiRoi Naganishi
Ryo KatsujiKei Kitamoto
Yusuke KamijiTom Miyake
Sosuke IkematsuSeiji Kasahara
Mitsuki TakahataEmmy Kasahara
Aoi MiyazakiTokoyo Sasaya
Shihori KanjiyaBetty Miyake
Yusuke SantamariaTorao Horiguchi
Ken MitsuishiYasugoro Inoue
Ren OsugiZenkichi Ebata
Tomorowo TaguchiTadaaki MatsudaExplore the crew
- Producer
- Naoto Inaba
- Director
- Yuya Ishii
- Director of Photography
- Ryuto Kondo
- Screenplay
- Satoko Okudera
- Producer
- Miyoshi Kikuchi
- Editor
- Shinichi Fushima
- Original Music Composer
- Takashi Watanabe