The Vancouver Asahi
バンクーバーの朝日
Release: 2014-09-29
·Runtime: 132m
·★ 6.8
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Canada
Japan
Production Companies
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
Tomo Uchino
Satoshi Tsumabuki
as Reji Kasahara
Sosuke Ikematsu
as Seiji Kasahara
Mitsuki Takahata
as Emmy Kasahara
Yusuke Santamaria
as Torao Horiguchi
Koichi Sato
as Seiji Kasahara
Yukijiro Hotaru
Ryo Katsuji
as Kei Kitamoto
Ken Mitsuishi
as Yasugoro Inoue
Ren Osugi
as Zenkichi Ebata
Tomorowo Taguchi
as Tadaaki Matsuda
Manami Honjo
as Sei Sugiyama
Yuu Tokui
as Katsuo Maehara
Tateto Serizawa
Kazuya Kamenashi
as Roi Naganishi
Akira Otaka
as Yosikazu Kono
Yusuke Kamiji
as Tom Miyake
Aoi Miyazaki
as Tokoyo Sasaya
Shihori Kanjiya
as Betty Miyake
Ryo Iwamatsu
as Tadakura Miyake
Shingo Tsurumi
as Tony Shishido
Eri Ishida
as Kazuko Kasahara
