Rent New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono (2023)
2h 34min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
"New Directors from Japan" is a series which focuses on new talent coming from Japan's jishu-eiga (ultra-independent) scene of filmmaking, exploring films and talent emerging from the vibrant scene which lives through Japanese mini-theatres (independent cinemas) that have given rise to so much that is great in Japanese cinema. Takashi Ono's 'I Am Baseball' was released in Tokyo's Cinema Rosa on August 19th, 2023. Cinema Rosa has been the current mecca for independent Japanese cinema and the birthplace of such successes as One Cut of the Dead and A Samurai in Time. 'I Am Baseball' was a huge hit there, so much so that it continued to play in Japanese cinemas for more than one year, earning its tag of a rongu-ran film (Long Run - A film or play that is well-received and continues to be performed for a long period of time). Despite his very young age and lack of proper budgets, Takashi Ono's style in 'I Am Baseball' and his earlier student films recreate the late Showa Era (1950s-80s) in a fun and charming way... - Actors:
- Takehiko Fujita, Shima Izutsu, Junya Kudo, Mitsuki Moriyama, Shuto
- Directors:
- Takashi Ono
- Producers:
- Yuto Hori, Takashi Ono
- Writers:
- Yuto Hori
- Aka:
- I Am Baseball / Pick it up and Throw it Away! / Fashion Runner / Cheating Office Lady: Wet Galaxy
- Genres:
- Comedy, Sports & Sport Films
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/04/2026
- Run Time:
- 154 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Takashi Ono interview
- Short film: Cheating Office Lady: Wet Galaxy (2016)
- Short film: Fashion Runner (2017)
- Short film: Pick it Up and Throw it Away! (2019)