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The Last Game
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The Last Game

1979-11-03 · 124 min · ★ 9.0

Drama · War

After the war-time government orders the disbanding of the Big-Six baseball league, the teams of Waseda and Keio universities play one final game before they are drafted into the armed forces and face the hardships of military service.

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Directors
Kihachi Okamoto
Production companies
Tokyo Channel 12 Television, TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Toshiyuki NagashimaToshiyuki Nagashima
Hiroshi KatsunoHiroshi Katsuno
Hirotaro HondaHirotaro Honda
Keiko TakeshitaKeiko Takeshita
Naoko OhtaniNaoko Ohtani
Kumi MizunoKumi Mizuno
Kaoru YachigusaKaoru Yachigusa
Kunie TanakaKunie Tanaka
Shin KishidaShin Kishida
Ichirō NakataniIchirō Nakatani
Noboru NakayaNoboru Nakaya
Eijirō TōnoEijirō Tōno
Masao ImafukuMasao Imafuku
Masanobu Oki
Daigo KusanoDaigo Kusano

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