Trailer - Bokutachi no Play Ball

Here’s the trailer for Junichi Mimura’s upcoming baseball film Bokutachi no Play Ball, which was filmed largely on location in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home of the Little League World Series.

13-year-old Yuki Kohara stars as Kyuji, the son of a professional baseball player named Tsuneo (Eisaku Yoshida). Because of his father being on a Major League team, Kyuji lives in the US and plays Little League baseball with his best friend, Randy. However, Tsuneo injures his shoulder and is demoted to the minor leagues where he’s shuffled between teams. Instead of moving around the US, Tsuneo’s wife Kanako (Michiko Hada) decides it would be best to take Kyuji home to Japan for the time-being. Before he leaves, he makes a pact with Randy to meet up at the Little League World Series the following year.

While in Japan, Kyuji joins a new team called “Tokyo Little” on the suggestion of his classmate Saki (Ruka Sawaki). He initially gets frustrated and has trouble adjusting to the Japanese way of doing things, acting bossy with his new teammates and ignoring his coach. However, they eventually overcome these obstacles and come together as a team. As luck would have it, Tokyo Little manages to make it to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, fulfilling Kyuji’s pact with Randy and allowing his family to reunite in the US.

“Bokutachi no Play Ball” will be released by Go! Cinema on May 15, 2010.

Source: Official website