Underplayed Gems

Third Base (1978)

Third Base poster
Original title
サード
Directed by
Yōichi Higashi
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A teenage boy navigates his final summer before adulthood. He spends time with his friends and deals with the ordinary pressures of growing up.

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What happens

Third Base (Japanese: サード, Hepburn: Sâdo), also known as Third and The Boy on Third Base, is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi and written by Shūji Terayama. It stars Toshiyuki Nagashima in the lead role. The film was produced by Art Theatre Guild and released on March 15, 1978, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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