Moshidora (film)

Moshidora
Poster advertising Moshidora in Japan
Directed byMakoto Tanaka
Screenplay byMakoto Tanaka
Natsumi Iwasaki
Based onMoshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no "Management" o Yondara
by Natsumi Iwasaki,
StarringAtsuko Maeda
Haruna Kawaguchi
CinematographyKoichi Nakayama
Edited byMasahiro Onaga
Music byTakayuki Hattori
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 4 June 2011 (2011-06-04) (Japan)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Moshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no "Management" o Yondara (もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら, What if the Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drucker's "Management"?), or Moshidora (もしドラ) for short, is a 2011 Japanese live-action film directed by Makoto Tanaka which was released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011.[1] It is based on the bestselling book of the same name and followed a preceding anime series also of the same name.[2][3]

Story

The movie is about Minami Kawashima (played by Atsuko Maeda), a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in place of her hospitalized friend, Yuki Miyata (Haruna Kawaguchi).[4][5] She tries to lead the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by learning strategies from the business book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices by Peter Drucker, which she mistakenly bought.[3]

Cast

  • Atsuko Maeda as Minami Kawashima (川島 みなみ, Kawashima Minami), the team assistant
  • Koji Seto as Keiichirō Asano (浅野 慶一郎, Asano Keiichirō), the baseball team's ace pitcher
  • Minami Minegishi as Ayano Hōjō (北条 文乃, Hōjō Ayano), the team's scorekeeper
  • Sosuke Ikematsu as Jirō Kashiwagi (柏木 次郎, Kashiwagi Jirō), the team's catcher
  • Haruna Kawaguchi as Yuki Miyata (宮田 夕紀, Miyata Yūki), Minami's childhood friend
  • Yo Oizumi as Makoto Kachi (加地 誠, Kachi Makoto), the team's coach
  • Hiroshi Oizumi as the manager
  • Hiroki Suzuki as Masayoshi Nikai
  • Yukito Nishii as Yunosuke Sakurai

Filming

Development

Moshidora was first announced on 13 December 2010, together with the main cast.[6] The main character would be played by Atsuko Maeda in her first lead film role.[6] Although the book was modeled on her fellow AKB48 member Minami Minegishi, Atsuko Maeda was chosen because she had more acting experience.[5] Minami Minegishi will also star in the film as a supporting character.[6]

Music

Moshidora's theme song was announced to be the song "Everyday, Kachūsha", sung by idol group AKB48.[7] The lyrics of this song was written by Yasushi Akimoto, and the music was composed by Yoshimasa Inoue.[8]

Release

Box office

Moshidora was first released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011.[1] It debuted in the 4th position at the Japanese box office with a total gross of US$2,232,675 in its debut weekend.[9]

Soundtrack disc

Moshidora Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
AKB48
Released1 June 2011[10]
LabelAnchor Records/Sony Music Entertainment Japan (UZCL-2016)[10][11]

The original soundtrack for the film Moshidora was released on 1 June 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[12]

Merchandise

Official visual book

An official visual book of the Moshidora film was released on 28 May 2011.[13] It contains photographs of the making of the film.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Drucker in the Dugout". Nippon Cinema. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  2. ^ "AKB48前田敦子「もしドラ」映画化で初主演" (in Japanese). eiga.com inc. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Atsuko Maeda stars in "Moshidora" movie adaptation". Eiga.com. Tokyograph. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. ^ 「もしドラ」映画化！ＡＫＢ前田初主演 (1/2ページ) (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "AKB48's Maeda Atsuko to star in "Moshidora" movie". Sankei Sports. tokyohive. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "AKB48前田敦子「もしドラ」映画化で初主演" (in Japanese). eiga.com. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  7. ^ もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら(2011). Stingray (in Japanese). allcinema. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  8. ^ Ｅｖｅｒｙｄａｙ、カチューシャ（数量限定生産盤／Ｔｙｐｅ－Ａ） (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Box Office Mojo". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  10. ^ a b "CD Japan". Neowing. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Moshidora (Movie)" Original Soundtrack Sony Music Shop
  12. ^ "Amazon Japan Moshidora Movie Original Soundtrack Album". Amazon.com, Inc (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  13. ^ a b Amazon Japan Moshidora Official Visual Book (in Japanese). ASIN 4048949357.