Green Mind, Metal Bats (2006)
The film follows Nanba, a shunned outcast who doesn’t have a girlfriend, any money or prospects, a turnaround from his glory days in high school when he played on the baseball team; his former teammate Ishioka, who is now a policeman because of an elbow injury; and baseball fanatic Eiko, a hopeless alcoholic who spends more of her time drunk than sober. The three share an intense love of baseball — and their destinies are forever intertwined.
Director:
Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Writer:
Takashi Ujita
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Pistol Takehara as Nanba |
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Masanobu Ando as Ishioka |
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Maki Sakai as Eiko |
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Yusuke Kamiji as Ishioka's colleague |
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Megumi Sato as Mami |
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Noriko Eguchi as Ishioka's wife |
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Kōji Wakamatsu as Oji-san |
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Susumu Terajima as Ochiai |
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Shûji Yamamoto as Secretary |
| Directing | Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Director |
| Writing | Tomohiro Koizumi | Original Story |
| Writing | Takashi Ujita | Screenplay |
| Art | Shinpei Inoue | Production Design |
| Sound | Akainu | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kazuo Numata | Sound |
| Directing | Katsumi Nojiri | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Kiyoaki Hashimoto | Cinematography |
