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Release Date:
August 26, 2006
Original Title:
青春☆金属バット
Alternate Titles:
Seishun kinzoku batto
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Nippan Group Holdings
Victor Entertainment
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 96
The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who is now a policeman because of an elbow injury; and baseball fanatic Eiko, a hopeless alcoholic who spends more of her time drunk than sober. The three share an intense love of baseball — and their destinies are forever intertwined.
Assistant Director:
Katsumi Nojiri
Cinematography:
Kiyoaki Hashimoto
Director:
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Original Music Composer:
Akainu
Original Story:
Tomohiro Koizumi
Production Design:
Shinpei Inoue
Screenplay:
Takashi Ujita
Sound:
Kazuo Numata
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