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Tomorrow’s Joe (Japanese) 2011 Bluray 720p

September 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A.K.A: Ashita no Joe
Year: 2011
Runtime: 2hour 11mn
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Sport
Director: Fumihiko Sori
Cast: Tomohisa Yamashita, Karina, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mitsuko Baishô

Plot/Sypnosis:
Set in the 1960?s, Joe Yabuki (Tomohisa Yamashita) lives in a run-down low income ara. There, alcholic ex-boxer Danpei Tange (Teruyuki Kagawa) notices Joe Yabuki’s talents as a boxer. But then, Joe gets into trouble and is sentenced into the youth detention center. In the youth detention center, Joe gets into a brawl and then is knocked out by Toru Rikiishi (Yusuke Iseya) who is a champion caliber professional boxer.

While incarcerated, Joe gets special training from Danpei Tange through letters. Upon Joe’s release, he quickly becomes an elite boxer and famous for a devastating cross counter. Meanwhile, Toru Rikiishi is also released from prison and quickly resumes his boxing career. Toru finally gets his shot at the world championship belt, but before that, Toru wants a match with Joe Yabuki. The two men enter the ring

Filed Under: BluRay, Drama, Japanese Movies, Sports

Cross Game (Japanese) 2009

July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A.K.A: Kurosu G?mu
Year: 2009
Runtime: 23mn [average] per disc
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Episodes: 50
Genre: Animation , Romantic Comedy, Sports
Director: Osamu Sekita
Cast: Ko Kitamura, Aoba Tsukishima
Links: Wiki | AniDB

Plot/Sypnosis:
5th grader Koh Kitamura lives next door to the Tsukishima family, owners of a batting cage and the Clover cafe. His girlfriend, Wakaba, is the 2nd Tsukishima daughter; the 3rd daughter, the baseball prodigy Aoba, can’t stand him. Wakaba dreams of Koh pitching at legendary Koshien Stadium, site of the national high school championship finals. However, tragedy strikes, and it is up to Koh, with the help of Aoba and his other teammates, to make Wakaba’s dream come true,

Filed Under: Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sports

The Prince of Tennis (Chinese) Complete 2008-2009

April 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A.K.A: Wang Qiu Wang Zi | Wang Qiu Wang Zi 2
Year: 2008-2009
Runtime: 46min [average] per disc
Country: China
Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: English
Episodes: 22 + 20
Genre: School |  Comedy | Sports
Director: Fu Dong Yu
Cast: Qin Jun Jie, Bai Xu Xu, Wei Bin, Zhang Xiao Chen, Chen Ze Yu
Links: Drama Wiki

Plot/Sypnosis:
Long Ma is a tennis prodigy who garnered 4 successive victories at the American Junior Tennis Tournament. Like his father, former professional tennis player Long Zheng Nan, Long Ma possesses both top-notch skills and deep passion for the sport. Upon returning to his homeland, he attends the distinguished Youth Academy and quickly secures a spot as a regular member of its famous tennis club after beating out numerous upperclassmen. With each match towards their ultimate goal of winning the nationwide Junior Tennis Championships, Long Ma and his teammates grow as players and as friends.

Filed Under: Comedy, Sports, Tv Drama

Chocolate Rap (Hong Kong / Taiwan) 2006

April 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Aka : Qiao ke li zhong ji
Year : 2006
Runtime : 84 min.
Country : Hongkong/Taiwan
Language : Mandarin
Subtitles : English
Genre : Drama, Sports
Director : Chi Y. Lee
Cast : Akio Chen,Hsin-Hung Chen,Po-Ching Huang

Plot/Synopsis :

Filled with jaw-dropping moves and muscle-bound b-boys, Chocolate Rap starts out strong. Street dancers Chocolate (Chen Hsin-hung) and Pachinko (Huang Po-Ching) unite under a banner of killer moves and self-expression, with just the right amount of parental disdain to preserve the rebellious excitement in their breaking. Played by professional breakers chosen from a field of 300 to 400 dancers, Chen and Huang shine with honesty in their roles, and dominate the screen while dancing.

Filed Under: Chinese Movies, Drama, Movies, Sports

A Barefoot Dream (Korean) 2010

March 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A.K.A: Maen-bal-eui Ggoom
Year: 2010
Runtime: 1hr 59min
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Subtitles: English | Korean
Genre: Drama | Sports
Director: Kim Tae-Gyun
Cast: Park Hee-Soon, Ko Chang-Seok, Lim Won-Hie, Kim Seo-Hyung, Jo Jin-Ung

Plot/Sypnosis:
Coach Kim Won-Kang is a former soccer player who failed to manage his business – post soccer career. After his business goes under, Kim Won-Kang travels to the small country of East Timor to coach a youth soccer team. The East Timor youth soccer team has been in existence for only one year but will go on to win two international youth soccer events with the help of Coach Kim Shin-Hwan.

Filed Under: Drama, Korean Movies, Movies, Sports

Love Fight (Japan) 2008

March 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment

AKA: Rabu Faito
Year: 2008
Runtime: 126 mins.
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sports
Director: Narushima Izuru
Cast: Kitano Kie, Hayashi Kento, Sakurai Sachiko, Osawa Takao, Namioka Kazuki, Fujimura Shoko, Toba Jun
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Synopsis:
Minoru (Kento Hayashi) and Aki (Kie Kitano) have grown up together from a young age. Contrary to wimpish Minoru, Aki, who normally looks ladylike, is very strong at fighting, hence Aki has always protected Minoru from being bullied. Their dynamics remains the same into their high school years. Wanting to break out of this situation, Minoru starts going to a boxing gym run by Oki (Takao Osawa), whom he met by chance. However, Aki, who gets wind of it, is fascinated with boxing as well, and joins the same boxing club. Minoru feels depressed as he is again unable to break free of Aki’s influence. Through boxing, however, Minoru realizes that he has been running away from Aki and not facing her properly until now.

Filed Under: Drama, Japanese Movies, Movies, Romance, Sports