Again (2015)
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.
Director: Sumio Ōmori
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 120 min
Release Date: January 17, 2015
Cast
- 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
Screenplay
- Kiyoshi Shigematsu (Novel)
- Sumio Ōmori (Screenplay)
Music: Ryo Kunihiko
Cinematography: Akira Sako
Production: Toei Company
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
More Films by Director: Sumio Ōmori
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- 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?
- Again stars Kiichi Nakai, Haru, Emi Wakui, Toshiro Yanagiba, Mugi Kadowaki, Taiga Nakano.
- How long is Again?
- Again has a runtime of 2h 0m (120 minutes).
- What genre is Again?
- Again is a Drama film.
- Where was Again produced?
- Again was produced in Japan.