School Wars: Hero (2004)
Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most disruptive students among its members.
Director:
Ikuo Sekimoto
Writers:
Toshimichi Saeki, Ritsu Yamada.
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Shôei as Shuji Yamagami |
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Emi Wakui as Etsuko Yamagami |
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Asahi Uchida as |
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Sayaka Kanda as Michiyo |
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Katsuya Kobayashi as |
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Tomohisa Yuge as |
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Hiroyuki Onoue as |
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Tsuyoshi Nakagawa as |
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Reiji Nakagawa as |
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Hanako Miyagawa as |
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Kanpei Hazama as |
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Kōtarō Satomi as Akihiko Kambayashi |
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Sumihiro Yoshikawa as |
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Toshi Shioya as School Teacher |
| Directing | Ikuo Sekimoto | Director |
| Production | Kazunari Hashiguchi | Producer |
| Sound | Hisayuki Miyamoto | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Masami Inomoto | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yoshiyuki Okuhara | Editor |
| Writing | Toshimichi Saeki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ritsu Yamada | Screenplay |
| Sound | Yūsuke Honma | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Yoshiharu Yamaguchi | Novel |