DIRECTOR

Jun Akiyama “Soul at Twenty”

CAST

Takaya Matsutani, Kyoka Suzuki

CREW

Screenplay: Yuriko Nakai

Film Festivals & Awards

Tokyo International Film Festival 2025 - Official Screening

Duration/Release

135 min / Release in Japan: November 28, 2025

Synopsis

Shintaro Yokota, at 18, fulfilled his childhood dream with a dazzling baseball pro debut. Embraced by a loving family and his team, he had a bright career lay ahead—until a medical examination delivered a diagnosis no young athlete should ever hear: a brain tumor. Driven by a single desire to play baseball and supported by those who never stopped believing in his comeback, he fought on until his final game, which saw a miracle no one had imagined. Based on the true events of the late Yokota, whose life continues to move and inspire us all.

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