The Vancouver Asahi (バンクーバーの朝日, Bankūbā no Asahi) is a 2014 Japanese-Canadian coproduced baseball drama film directed by Yuya Ishii,[1] 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.[2]
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Directed by | Yuya Ishii |
Screenplay by | Satoko Okudera |
Produced by | Naoto Inaba, Miyoshi Kikuchi |
Starring | Satoshi Tsumabuki Kazuya Kamenashi Ryō Katsuji Yusuke Kamiji Sosuke Ikematsu Kōichi Satō |
Edited by | Shinichi Fushima |
Music by | Takashi Watanabe |
Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
Countries | Japan Canada |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥882 million (Japan) |
Plot
editCast
edit- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Reggie Kasahara[1]
- Kazuya Kamenashi as Roy Naganishi[1]
- Ryō Katsuji as Kei Kitamoto
- Yusuke Kamiji as Tom Miyake
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Frank Nojima
- Kōichi Satō as Seiji Kasahara
- Mitsuki Takahata as Emmy Kasahara
Reception
editThe film has grossed ¥882 million at the Japanese box office.[3]
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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Kevin Ma (December 24, 2014). "Yo-kai Watch breaks Toho record in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ バンクーバーの朝日(2014). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 1/3~1/4". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- The Vancouver Asahi at IMDb