Again (2015)
Original title: アゲイン 28年目の甲子園
Again is a 2015 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Sumio Ōmori, with a running time of 2h. It stars Kiichi Nakai, Haru and Emi Wakui.
Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko played on the same high school baseball team with her father. Mie eventually gathers together her father's former teammates to play in the Masters Koshien (a senior league baseball tournament). Mie also uncovers a truth about her father and the baseball team.
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What is Again about?
Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko played on the same high school baseball team with her father. Mie eventually gathers together her father's former teammates to play in the Masters Koshien (a senior league baseball tournament). Mie also uncovers a truth about her father and the baseball team.
When was Again released?
Again was released on 17 January 2015.
How long is Again?
Again runs 2h.
Who made Again?
Again was directed by Sumio Ōmori.
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Cast
- Kiichi Nakai as Haruhiko Sakacho
- Haru as Mie Tozawa
- Emi Wakui as Yuko Tachihara
- Toshiro Yanagiba as Naoyuki Takahash
- Mugi Kadowaki as Sanami
- Taiga Nakano as Norio Matsukawa
- Asuka Kudo as Haruhiko Sakamachi
- Tokuma Nishioka as Kenji Yanagita
- Jin Muraki as Tetsuo Yamashita
- Keiko Horiuchi as Natsuko Takahashi
- Sayu Kubota
- Manabu Hamada