The Vancouver Asahi

Plot:
The Vancouver Asahi baseball team consists of 2nd generation Japanese immigrants living in Canada. They play within a local amateur baseball league. The team got popular due to their fair play spirit, while struggling to fight against discrimination and poverty in their everyday lives.

Reggie (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is a 2nd generation Japanese immigrant who works at a sawmill in Vancouver. He is the leader of the team and plays shortstop. Roy (Kazuya Kamenashi) is the team's ace pitcher and works at a fishery field. Kaye (Ryo Katsuji) is the team's 2nd baseman and co-worker of Reggie. Tom (Yusuke Kamiji) is the catcher and works at a tofu shop. Frank (Sosuke Ikematsu) works at a hotel and plays baseball with the team.

Movie: The Vancouver Asahi
Romaji: Vancouver no Asahi
Japanese: バンクーバーの朝日
Director: Yuya Ishii
Writer: Satoko Okudera
Producer: Naoto Inaba, Miyoshi Kikuchi
Cinematographer: Ryuto Kondo
Release Date: December 20, 2014
Runtime: 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Based on True Story / Sports / Baseball / Period-1930
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

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