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The Vancouver Asahi (2014) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 29, 2014

Original Title:
バンクーバーの朝日

Alternate Titles:
Bankûbâ no Asahi
The Rising Sun Over Vancouver
The.Vancouver.Asahi
Vancouver no Asahi

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Ehime Broadcasting
Fuji Television Network
Nagano Broadcasting System

Production Countries:
Canada | Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
JP: G 

Runtime: 132

Winning is not about where you’re from—it’s about how well you play.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
Mitsuo Harada

Casting:
Masunobu Motokawa

Dialogue Coach:
Christian Storms

Director:
Yuya Ishii

Director of Photography:
Ryūto Kondō

Line Producer:
Teiji Ozawa

Producer:
Naoto Inaba
Miyoshi Kikuchi

Production Assistant:
Roderick Dryden Morrison

Screenplay:
Satoko Okudera

Stunts:
Yasushi Asaya

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