The Man Who Changed Okinawa

The Man Who Changed Okinawa

2016•2h 1m•9.0/10

Drama

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🎬TMDb

9.0/10(1)

A teacher leads an unlikely team to a high school baseball championship in this sports drama. Managing a team on the verge of extinction, teacher Hiroyoshi rallies the squad on an underdog journey.

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JA

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Gori

Gori

Eiichi Tanaka

Tomoji Yamashiro

川満彩杏

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