Moshidora (film)

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Moshidora
File:Moshidora movie poster.png
Poster advertising Moshidora in Japan
Directed by Makoto Tanaka
Written by Natsumi Iwasaki (the original book), Makoto Tanaka
Distributed by Toho
Release dates
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  • 4 June 2011 (2011-06-04) (Japan)
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Moshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no "Management" o Yondara (もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら What if the Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drucker's "Management"??) (or Moshidora for short) is a 2011 Japanese live-action film directed by Makoto Tanaka which was released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011.[1] It is based on the bestselling book of the same name and followed a preceding anime series also of the same name.[2][3]

Story

The movie is about Minami Kawashima (played by Atsuko Maeda), a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in place of her hospitalized friend, Yuki Miyata (Haruna Kawaguchi).[4][5] She tries to lead the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by learning strategies from the business book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices by Peter Drucker, which she mistakenly bought.[3]

Cast

  • Atsuko Maeda as Minami Kawashima (川島 みなみ Kawashima Minami?), the team assistant
  • Koji Seto as Keiichirō Asano (浅野 慶一郎 Asano Keiichirō?), the baseball team's ace pitcher
  • Minami Minegishi as Ayano Hōjō (北条 文乃 Hōjō Ayano?), the team's scorekeeper
  • Sosuke Ikematsu as Jirō Kashiwagi (柏木 次郎 Kashiwagi Jirō?), the team's catcher
  • Haruna Kawaguchi as Yuki Miyata (宮田 夕紀 Miyata Yūki?), Minami's childhood friend
  • Yo Oizumi as Makoto Kachi (加地 誠 Kachi Makoto?), the team's coach
  • Hiroshi Oizumi as the manager
  • Hiroki Suzuki as Masayoshi Nikai
  • Yukito Nishii as Yunosuke Sakurai

Filming

Development

Moshidora was first announced on 13 December 2010, together with the main cast.[6] The main character would be played by Atsuko Maeda in her first lead film role.[6] Although the book was modeled on her fellow AKB48 member Minami Minegishi, Atsuko Maeda was chosen because she had more acting experience.[5] Minami Minegishi will also star in the film as a supporting character.[6]

Music

Moshidora's theme song was announced to be the song "Everyday, Kachūsha", sung by idol group AKB48.[7] The lyrics of this song was written by Yasushi Akimoto, and the music was composed by Yoshimasa Inoue.[8]

Release

Box office

Moshidora was first released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011.[1] It debuted in the 4th position at the Japanese box office with a total gross of US$2,232,675 in its debut weekend.[9]

Soundtrack disc

Moshidora Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by AKB48
Released 1 June 2011[10]
Label Anchor Records/Sony Music Entertainment Japan (UZCL-2016)[10][11]

The oringnal soundtrack for the film Moshidora was released on 1 June 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[12]

Merchandise

Official visual book

An official visual book of the Moshidora film was released on 28 May 2011.[13] It contains photographs of the making of the film.[13]

See also

References

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External links

ja:もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら#映画

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