The Vancouver Asahi | |
Native Name: | バンクーバーの朝日 |
Director: | Yuya Ishii |
Producer: | Naoto Inaba, Miyoshi Kikuchi |
Screenplay: | Satoko Okudera |
Starring: | Satoshi Tsumabuki Kazuya Kamenashi Ryō Katsuji Yusuke Kamiji Sosuke Ikematsu Kōichi Satō |
Music: | Takashi Watanabe |
Editing: | Shinichi Fushima |
Production Companies: | --> |
Distributor: | Toho |
Runtime: | 133 minutes |
Country: | Japan Canada |
Language: | Japanese |
Gross: | ¥882 million (Japan) |
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.[1]
The film is set in Canada during the 1930s.[2]
The film has grossed ¥882 million at the Japanese box office.[3]
The film was screened at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the People's Choice Award as the most popular film at the festival.