A Brief Commercial Announcement
Well over a year ago, filmmaker Alex Shear sent me a copy of his film Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball. Shame on me for taking this long to mention it, but I figured with the summer Koshien coming up, now would be a good time.
I’ve watched through the Kokoyaku a couple times now and it’s definitely a unique look at the commitment, tradition and emotion that goes into Koshien, Japan’s largest amateur sporting event. Plus, the film closes with a great rendition of Earth, Wind and Fire’s September. Kokoyaku is available on Hulu, so don’t take my word for it…
25/07/2011 at 1:21 am Permalink
It came as a huge surprise to me, but this film was shown on german public television a few years ago. It wasn`t the complete version, I guess, because it was only 60 minutes. But it was very interesting and I`m glad I got a chance to watch it.
25/07/2011 at 8:50 am Permalink
The version that’s on Hulu is only about 53 minutes, so I’m guessing you got the original version.