THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese baseball

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
I Will Buy You
I Will Buy You
1956 · Masaki Kobayashi
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
2011 · Philippe Grandrieux
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
Youth: The 50th National High School Baseball Tournament
1968 · Kon Ichikawa
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Bad News Bears
Bad News Bears
2005 · Richard Linklater
One Run Elmer
One Run Elmer
1935 · Buster Keaton
Sons of the Good Earth
Sons of the Good Earth
1965 · King Hu
The Heart of O’yama
The Heart of O’yama
1908 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Putipong Saisikaew Japan

Directed 'All About Baseball' and deeply explored Japanese baseball culture through documentary and narrative filmmaking.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

Created works examining Japanese society and discipline that resonate with baseball's role in Japanese culture and values.