Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament

"Boys be ambitious"

1968 1h 36m JA

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Tokyo Olympiad director Kon Ichikawa documents the 50th anniversary of the Koshien games.

“Boys be ambitious”

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Behind the camera

Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Shuntaro Tanikawa, Masato Ide, Yoshio Shirasaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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Marketing tagline: "Boys be ambitious".

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IMDB entry: tt0063830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kon Ichikawa directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Marketing tagline: "Boys be ambitious".
4IMDB entry: tt0063830 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.