Run Ichiro Run

2001 1h 45m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball player Ichiro. A heartwarming movie about the people who root for the baseball player Ichiro, and their struggles to make their own dreams come true.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masatoshi Nakamura
Ichiro Ichikawa
Yuko Asano
Suzuko Ichikawa
Kazuhisa Kawaguchi
Kei Hayakawa
Miyoko Asada
Yoshizumi Ishihara
Ichiro Okutegawa
Yoshino Kimura
Mutsumi Terada
Ryuhei Matsuda
Ryu Mochizuki
Mitsuho Ōtani
Mariko Yoshimura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Writers: Shōichi Maruyama, Kazuki Ōmori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuki Ōmori, shot by Katsumi Yanagijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kosuke Yamashita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Masatoshi Nakamura and Yuko Asano and Kazuhisa Kawaguchi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0327838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kazuki Ōmori directs. Katsumi Yanagijima behind the camera. Kosuke Yamashita scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kazuki Ōmori, shot by Katsumi Yanagijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kosuke Yamashita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Masatoshi Nakamura and Yuko Asano and Kazuhisa Kawaguchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0327838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.