Country
United States
Date
Apr 12, 2003
Note
Philadelphia International Film Festival
Enter the hero!
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Suzuki Matsuo | Police Officer on the Bridge |
| Yoshiyoshi Arakawa | Ota |
| Koen Kondo | Tako |
| Takahiro Hirano | Gomi |
| Kaei Okina | Coach for Chinese Player |
| Asumi Miwa | Muuko |
| Kanji Tsuda | Arcade Couple |
| Erika Mabuchi | Arcade Couple |
| Shinji Yamashita | Player's Father |
| Mako Ishino | Player's Mother |
| Shota Sometani | Boy |
| Ryuichi Ohura | College Couple |
| Chie Tanaka | College Couple |
| Yuri Mizutani | Hattori Mako |
| Jiro Sato | Staff Member |
| Natsuki Harada | Katase High School Student |
| Mitsuki Koga | Kaiyo High School Table Tennis Club |
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| Shou Tomita | Student |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | ピンポン |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TBS, Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Data di uscita | 20 luglio 2002 |
| Producer | Shinji Ogawa, Fumio Inoue, Sanae Suzuki |
| Writer | Kankuro Kudo, Taiyō Matsumoto |
| Editors | Soichi Ueno |
| Cinematography | Akira Sako |
| Asst. Directors | Shinsuke Ohno, Fumihiko Sori |
| Lighting | Koichi Watanabe |
| Camera Operators | Akira Sako |
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| Add. Photography | Akira Sako |
| Production Design | Hirokazu Kanakatsu, Tatsuo Ozeki, 三好史洋, Yûichi Matsui |
| Art Direction | Hirokazu Kanakatsu, Tatsuo Ozeki, 三好史洋, Yûichi Matsui |
| Set Decoration | Hirokazu Kanakatsu, Tatsuo Ozeki, 三好史洋, Yûichi Matsui |
| Visual Effects | Hidenori Ueki, Tadao Matsuno |
| Composer | Mao, Shin Yasui, Akihiko Okase, Hitoshi Yamada |
| Sound | Shin Yasui, Akihiko Okase, Hitoshi Yamada, Mao |
| Costume Design | Nami Shinozuka |
| Makeup | Nami Shinozuka |
| Hairstyling | Nami Shinozuka |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 26, 2004
Note
Febio Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 30, 2004
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Jul 20, 2002
Physical media
Country
Australia
Date
May 06, 2008
Certification
PG
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 06, 2008
Note
DVD
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