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Chesuto! (2008)

Chesuto! poster
Original title
チェスト！
Directed by
Toshirō Saiga
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Japanese film follows a group of sixth graders at a fictional elementary school as they prepare for and participate in a real-life annual swimming race across Kinko Bay in Kagoshima City. The story focuses on their training, teamwork, and personal challenges leading up to the event.

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What happens

『チェスト!』は、2008年に制作された日本映画。 鹿児島県鹿児島市の小学校、鹿児島市立清水小学校で1917年から、鹿児島市立松原小学校が1926年から実施している行事『錦江湾横断遠泳大会』を題材として、架空の小学校『清水原小学校』の6年2組を舞台に同大会に参加する小学生を描く。 チェストとは鹿児島で話される薩隅方言のかけ声である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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