A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
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The people behind it
Shinsuke Maki
Tetsuharu Kawakami (youth)
Joe Shishido
Masaki Yoshihara
Michiyo Aratama
Yukari Yoyogi (Tetsuharu's Wife)
Tetsuharu Kawakami
Himself
Ryōji Hayama
Coach Toi
Kenjiro Uemura
Sakanashi
Taizō Fukami
Dr. Anzai
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Coach Fujimoto
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