JAPAN · 1972

The Giants

Nagisa Oshima
Japanese New Wave Japanese baseball sports documentary team success coaching philosophy athletic excellence
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The program investigates the secrets behind the success of Japan’s most famous baseball team, the Tokyo Yomiuri Kyojin-gun, affectionately known as the Giants. An interview with Kawakami, the coach at the time, retraces the glorious history of this team, which was Japan’s baseball champion for seven consecutive years, until 1971.

Year1972
CountryJapan
DirectorNagisa Oshima
The Giants poster

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