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Softboys

TOYOSHIMA Keisuke

Japan2010 115min 35mm Color International Premiere

Synopsis

The impulsive Noguchi realizes that there is no high school in the entire prefecture with a boys’ softball team. Forming a team automatically qualifies them to represent Saga in the national playoffs. He rounds up buddies and begins practicing, Butnothing is ever that easy!! Laughter and tears abound in the bittersweet summer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diretor

TOYOSHIMA Keisuke

Studied Film Making in the American Film Institute, he wrote several screenplays for famous directors. He is well known for bizarre horror films such as Unholy Women (2006) and Ghost vs. Alien (2007), which he co-directed with SHIMIZU Takashi of Ju-On series. With Softboys he's challenging to make a fresh high school drama.