Yuya Ishii
Director
The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
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.
Keywords: tmdb.baseball, tmdb.immigrant, tmdb.vancouver, tmdb.1930s, tmdb.japanese-canadian, imdb.baseball-team, imdb.pitcher + 11 more, imdb.catcher, imdb.baseball-glove, imdb.asian-canadian, imdb.japanese-in-canada, imdb.japanese-abroad, tmdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.japanese-canadian, imdb.canada, imdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.vancouver-british-columbia-canada, tmdb.20th-century
Production Companies: Fuji Television Network, Ehime Broadcasting, Nagano Broadcasting System, Akita Television, Film Makers + 24 more, Tokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Kumamoto Kenmin Television, Fukushima Television Broadcasting, Ishikawa Television Broadcasting, Sendai Television (OXTV), Television Nagasaki Co., Ltd., Toho Company, Ltd., Fukui Television Broadcasting, Television Nishinippon Corporation, Toyama Television, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting (UHB), Niigata Sogo Television, San-in Chuo Television Broadcasting, Kansai Telecasting Corporation, Iwate Menkoi Television, Kagoshima Television Station, Saga Television Station, Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting, Television Oita System, Okinawa Television Broadcasting, Miyazaki Telecasting, Sakuranbo Television Broadcasting Corporation, Television Shin-Hiroshima System, Okayama Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Country: Canada
Production Countries:
Canada,
Japan
Languages:
Japanese,
English
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Runtime: 132 min.
Released: Sept. 29, 2014
Digital Release: Sept. 29, 2014
Status: Released
Certification: G / 7+