Ping Pong

Based On the book by Taiyō Matsumoto

Ping Pong (Japanese: ピンポン, Hepburn: Pin Pon) is a 2002 Japanese sports film directed by Fumihiko Sori, and starring Yōsuke Kubozuka, Arata Iura, Nakamura Shidō II, and Sam Lee. It is based on Taiyō Matsumoto's manga series of the same name and is about the friendship between two high school table tennis players. The film concentrates on these two friends, their two mentors, and three players who they encounter at high school table tennis tournaments. It explores the different motivations and philosophies that they have towards table tennis and tries to portray the excitement and subtlety of the sport.

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Release date:

July 20, 2002

Director:

Fumihiko Sori

Cast:

Yōsuke Kubozuka, Arata Iura, Sam Lee, Nakamura Shidō II, Naoto Takenaka

Genre:

Sport

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

2002 in adaptations