Again
アゲイン 28年目の甲子園
Synopsis
Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko played on the same high school baseball team with her father. Mie eventually gathers together her father's former teammates to play in the Masters Koshien (a senior league baseball tournament). Mie also uncovers a truth about her father and the baseball team.
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Kiichi Nakai
Haruhiko Sakacho
Haru
Mie Tozawa
Emi Wakui
Yuko Tachihara
Toshiro Yanagiba
Naoyuki Takahash
Mugi Kadowaki
Sanami
Taiga Nakano
Norio Matsukawa
Asuka Kudo
Haruhiko Sakamachi
Tokuma Nishioka
Kenji Yanagita
Jin Muraki
Tetsuo Yamashita
Keiko Horiuchi
Natsuko Takahashi
Sayu Kubota
Manabu Hamada
Ken Yasuda
Mai Kiryu
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Sumio Ōmori
- Screenplay & Story
- Sumio Ōmori
- Original Score
- Ryo Kunihiko
- Original Title
- アゲイン 28年目の甲子園
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Sumio Ōmori
Sumio Ōmori, Kiyoshi Shigematsu
Ryo Kunihiko
Akira Sako
Shinji Tanaka
Kazuhito Amano, Shusaku Matsuoka, Toshiya Nomura
Department Leadership Roster
Sumio Ōmori
Director
Sumio Ōmori
Screenplay
Ryo Kunihiko
Original Music Composer
Akira Sako
Director of Photography
Kazuhito Amano
Producer
Shusaku Matsuoka
Producer
Toshiya Nomura
Producer
Hidetaka Ozawa
Production Design
Shinji Tanaka
Editor
Production Stills & Gallery
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What is Again about?
Mie’s father died during the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. One day, she finds a bundle of unsent New Year’s cards, which languished there for 28 years. To find out why the cards were never sent, Mie tracks down Haruhiko Sakacho. Haruhiko played on the same high school baseball team with her father. Mie eventually gathers together her father's former teammates to play in the Masters Koshien (a senior league baseball tournament). Mie also uncovers a truth about her father and the baseball team.
Who directed Again?
Again was directed by Sumio Ōmori.
Who stars in Again?
The principal cast of Again includes Kiichi Nakai, Haru, Emi Wakui, Toshiro Yanagiba, Mugi Kadowaki.
When was Again released and how long is it?
Again was released in 2015 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
Who composed the musical score for Again?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Again was composed by Ryo Kunihiko.
Is Again based on a book or true story?
Again is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Kiyoshi Shigematsu".