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The Man Who Changed Okinawa
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The Man Who Changed Okinawa

2016-04-21 · 121 min · ★ 9.0

Drama

A teacher leads an unlikely team to a high school baseball championship in this sports drama. Managing a team on the verge of extinction, teacher Hiroyoshi rallies the squad on an underdog journey.

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Directors
Tsukasa Kishimoto
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GoriGori
Eiichi Tanaka
Tomoji Yamashiro
川満彩杏

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