The Vancouver Asahi

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.

Country:

Canada,

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

132 minutes

Year:

2014

Director:

Yuya Ishii

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Company:

Fuji Television Network,

Ehime Broadcasting,

Nagano Broadcasting System,

TOHO,

Film Makers,

Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting,

Iwate Menkoi Television,

Sendai Television,

Akita Television,

Sakuranbo Television Broadcasting Corporation,

Fukushima Television Broadcasting,

Niigata Sogo Television,

Toyama Television,

Ishikawa Television Broadcasting,

Fukui Television Broadcasting,

Tokai Television Broadcasting,

Kansai Television,

San-in Chuo Television Broadcasting,

Okayama Broadcasting,

Television Shin-Hiroshima System,

Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting,

Television Nishinippon Corporation,

Saga Television Station,

Television Nagasaki,

Kumamoto Kenmin Televisions,

Television Oita System,

Miyazaki Telecasting,

Kagoshima Television Station,

Okinawa Television Broadcasting

Cast:

Reji Kasahara

Roi Naganishi

Kei Kitamoto

Tom Miyake

Seiji Kasahara

Crew:

Producer

Director

Director of Photography

Art Direction

Screenplay