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Uiningu pasu (2004)

Uiningu pasu poster
Original title
ウィニング・パス
Directed by
Shin'ichi Nakada
Genre
sport film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 48m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school student named Kenta becomes paralyzed after a motorcycle accident. With support from family and friends, he discovers wheelchair basketball and finds a new purpose in life.

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What happens

ウィニング・パスは2004年1月24日公開の日本映画。松山ケンイチの映画初主演作品。 高校生の健太はある晩、バイクを走らせていて事故を起こしてしまう。一命はとりとめたものの、脊髄損傷のため半身不随になってしまう。自分の状況が受け入れられず、親友や恋人も拒絶。死まで考える健太。しかし家族の愛情や友人に支えられ、やがて健太は退院し社会復帰を果たすが、そこにも問題がヤマ積みだった。そんな中、入院中に出会った男性に車椅子バスケットボールのチームに誘われる。健太は次第にその魅力に取りつかれ猛練習を始めるのだった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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