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	December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20)
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

The film is set in Canada during the 1930s.[1]

Cast

• 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

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

• Asahi (baseball team)
• List of baseball films
• Japanese Canadians

References

1. 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.
2. バンクーバーの朝日(2014). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
3. "Japan Box Office Report – 1/3~1/4". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. January 6, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• The Vancouver Asahi at IMDb