Again
2015 · Movie · 120 min. · Japan
Mie never got to know her father because he died during the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995. One day, discovers a bundle consisting of 28 years worth of New Year’s letters written by him which reveal that during his high school days he dreamed of making it to Koshien Stadium for the national high school baseball tournament along with teammate Haruhiko Sakamachi. Mie, who had no idea her father was so involved in baseball, proposes that Sakamachi and the rest of his old teammates participate in the “Masters Koshien”, an event which given men and women of all ages the chance to play at Koshien since 2004. Through the process of gathering Sakamachi’s old teammates together, Mie learns more about her father’s life.
Direction Sumio Omori
Cast Kiichi Nakai · Haru · Emi Wakui · Toshirô Yanagiba · Mugi Kadowaki · Taiga Nakano · Keiko Horiuchi · Tokuma Nishioka · Ken Yasuda
Soundtrack Kunihiko Ryo
Screenplay Sumio Omori · Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Cinematography Akira Sako
Original title Again 28 Nenme no Koshien
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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