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Release Date:
30 July 2004 (UK) morePlot:
The film traces the growth and friendship of 2 very different high school ping pong players. "Peco" Hoshino is a brash... more | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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There will never be a better movie about ping pong moreCast
(Credited cast) | Yôsuke Kubozuka | ... | Yutaka Hoshino / Peco |
| Arata | ... | Makoto Tsukimoto / Smile |
| Sam Lee | ... | Kong Wenge / China |
| Shido Nakamura | ... | Ryûichi Kazama / Dragon |
| Koji Ookura | ... | Manabu Sakuma / Demon |
| Naoto Takenaka | ... | Butterfly Joe |
| Mari Natsuki | ... | Obaba |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| YosiYosi Arakawa | ||
| Takahiro Hirano | ||
| Mako Ishino | ||
| Koen Kondo | ||
| Erika Mabuchi | ||
| Suzuki Matsuo | ... | Policeman |
| Asumi Miwa | ||
| Ayumu Moriyama | ||
| Akira Nishihara | ||
| Satoshi Oe | ||
| Mikio Satô | ||
| Kenichi Suemitsu | ||
| Kiyotaka Suzuki | ||
| Chie Tanaka | ||
| Yôhei Toyoda | ||
| Kanji Tsuda | ||
| Hua Rong Weng | ||
| Shinji Yamashita | ||
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114 minCountry:
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DolbyFilming Locations:
Yokohama, Kanagawa, JapanFun Stuff
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I watched this movie in Japan, in the theater, twice. At $25 a shot. But it was worth every dollar. And this was without understanding much of the dialogue, because I don't speak Japanese. When the DVD was released with English subtitles, I purchased it immediately. And again, it was worth every dollar.
This movie is fantastic. On the surface, it's a movie about sports and competition. Beneath this, it's a movie about heroes and friendship. There's no clear-cut "bad guy". Every character has depth, motive and pain.
In short, the filming is great, the story is fabulous, and the actors are well-cast. Even watching it in Japanese, the acting was good enough to convey the general story without me understanding what was being said.
I love this movie. In fact, whenever I meet someone who hasn't seen it, I make them watch it.