Kijima is thinking of making a film about a woman who sweeps a high school sports field at night, but hasn’t been able to get anywhere with the script. One day, he falls for a new coworker of his, named Matsuzaka, and he sets out to write the screenplay with her in mind.
Kijima is thinking of making a film about a woman who sweeps a high school sports field at night, but hasn’t been able to get anywhere with the script. One day, he falls for a new coworker of his, named Matsuzaka, and he sets out to write the screenplay with her in mind.
A pro ball player with a substance abuse problem is forced into rehab in his hometown, finding new hope when he gets honest about his checkered past, and takes on coaching duties for a misfit Little League team
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer.
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.