The Vancouver Asahi
2014 Japanese film
- December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20)
Running time
Canada
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]
Plot
The film is set in Canada during the 1930s.[1]
Cast
- 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
The 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
- Asahi (baseball team)
- List of baseball films
- Japanese Canadians
References
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Japanese)
- The Vancouver Asahi at IMDb
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Films directed by Yuya Ishii
- Sawako Decides (2009)
- Mitsuko Delivers (2011)
- The Great Passage (2013)
- Our Family (2014)
- The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
- The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017)
- The Asian Angel (2021)
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