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Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball

Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball

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Documentary

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Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball is a documentary about making it to Koshien, the summer high school baseball tournament in Japan. The documentary follows two teams: Chiben Academy from Wakayama Prefecture and Tennoji Public High School from Osaka. The documentary covers what motivates the players and coaches, and also covers the cheer team and team managers who support the team.

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Budget

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

53 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

04 July 2006

Country

United States of America

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