This drama by award-winning director Yuya Ishii (The Great Passage) is based on the true story of the Vancouver Asahi, a Japanese-Canadian baseball team that was established in 1914 and rose to prominence in 1920s and 1930s. Playing a strategic game, dubbed “brain ball,” they used their unique strengths to defeat their larger and stronger European-Canadian opponents. Despite success and popularity, the Asahi faced discrimination and, during WWII, internment due to their Japanese heritage. The Vancouver Asahi won the People’s Choice Award at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival, and screened twice at the 2015 Toronto Japanese Film Festival.
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Japanese with English Subtitles
Community Partner: Toronto Japanese Language School.
Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto and The Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto.
This is a third party event. For more information, please visit The Japan Foundation, Toronto.