The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
2h 12m
Running Time
September 29, 2014Release Date
The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
2h 12m
Running Time
September 29, 2014Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Reggie Kasahara
Kazuya Kamenashi
Roy Naganishi
Ryo Katsuji
Kei Kitamoto
Yusuke Kamiji
Tom Miyake
Mitsuki Takahata
Emmy Kasahara
Yuya Ishii
Director
Aoi Miyazaki
Tokoyo Sasaya
Satoko Okudera
Writer
Naoto Inaba
Producer
Shihori Kanjiya
Betty Miyake
Ryūto Kondō
Cinematographer
Yusuke Santamaria
Torao Horiguchi
Ken Mitsuishi
Yasugoro Inoue
Sosuke Ikematsu
Frank Nojima
Ren Osugi
Zenkichi Ebata
Koichi Sato
Seiji Kasahara
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tadaaki Matsuda
Manami Honjo
Sei Sugiyama
Yuu Tokui
Katsuo Maehara
Akira Otaka
Yosikazu Kono
Ryo Iwamatsu
Tadakura Miyake
Shingo Tsurumi
Tony Shishido
Eri Ishida
Kazuko Kasahara
Christian Storms
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Wiki.
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, 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.