The Vancouver Asahi
| The Vancouver Asahi | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| バンクーバーの朝日 | |
| Directed by | Yuya Ishii |
| Screenplay by | Satoko Okudera |
| Produced by | Naoto Inaba, Miyoshi Kikuchi |
| Starring | Satoshi Tsumabuki Kazuya Kamenashi Ryō Katsuji Yusuke Kamiji Sosuke Ikematsu Kōichi Satō |
| Edited by | Shinichi Fushima |
| Music by | Takashi Watanabe |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
|
Running time | 133 minutes |
| Countries | Japan Canada |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥882 million (Japan) |
The Vancouver Asahi (バンクーバーの朝日, Bankūbā no Asahi) is a 2014 Japanese-Canadian coproduced baseball drama film directed by Yuya Ishii,[1] 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.[2]
Plot
[edit]The film is set in Canada during the 1930s.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Satoshi Tsumabuki as Reggie Kasahara[1]
- Kazuya Kamenashi as Roy Naganishi[1]
- Ryō Katsuji as Kei Kitamoto
- Yusuke Kamiji as Tom Miyake
- Sosuke Ikematsu as Frank Nojima
- Kōichi Satō as Seiji Kasahara
- Mitsuki Takahata as Emmy Kasahara
Reception
[edit]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.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kevin Ma (December 24, 2014). "Yo-kai Watch breaks Toho record in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ バンクーバーの朝日(2014). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Japan Box Office Report – 1/3~1/4". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- The Vancouver Asahi at IMDb
 | This 2010s drama film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to a Japanese film of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 2014 films
- 2014 drama films
- 2010s sports drama films
- Canadian baseball films
- Canadian sports drama films
- Japanese baseball films
- Japanese sports drama films
- Films about Japanese Canadians
- Films directed by Yuya Ishii
- Films set in Vancouver
- Films set in the 1930s
- Films with screenplays by Satoko Okudera
- Films shot in Vancouver
- 2010s Canadian films
- 2010s Japanese films
- 2010s Japanese-language films
- English-language Canadian films
- 2010s drama film stubs
- 2010s Japanese film stubs