The Vancouver Asahi (2014)

Original title

バンクーバーの朝日

Directed by

Yuya Ishii

Genre

drama film, sport film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

G

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the true story of a Japanese Canadian baseball team in Vancouver before World War II. It shows how the players and their community find pride and joy through the sport despite facing prejudice and difficult times.

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What happens

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, 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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