
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

出口のない海 Deguchi no Nai Umi (original title)
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Koji Namiki is a young pitcher who has shown great promise on the diamond by winning the National High School Baseball Championships. Shortly after entering college, however, Namiki's athletic career is called into question after he suffers a severe elbow injury. But despite a disheartening diagnosis, Namiki is determined to make a comeback. With a little help from his teammates it appears that he is getting back on track, too. Recently, he's even developed a new slow ball that he and his teammates have christened "the magic pitch". Fate can be a cruel mistress though, and when World War II breaks out Namiki the entire team join the navy and begin a training regiment specifically designed to prepare them for the ultimate darkness, an submarine attack method also known as "The Human Torpedo".
Cast: Ichikawa Ebizo XI, Yusuke Iseya, Shun Shioya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yuko Kotegawa, Tomokazu Miura, Mitsunori Isaki, Shuji Kashiwabara, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Juri Ueno, Sei Hiraizumi, Hiroyuki Hirayama, Kyôta Inoue, Yuki Kuroda, Tsubasa Nakamura, Anna Odaka, Makoto Sakamoto, Yasuhito Shimao, Kazuya Takahashi, Yasunari Takeshima
Writers: Motofumi Tomikawa (Screenplay), Yoji Yamada (Screenplay), Hideo Yokoyama (Novel)
Cinematographer: Katsumi Yanagijima
Editor: Isao Kawase
Composer: Mino Kabasawa
Producers: Tetsuo Sasho, Chiaki Noji
Production: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, The Asahi Shimbun, Sumitomo Corporation, Eisei Gekijo