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School Wars: Hero

School Wars: Hero

Genres

Drama

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Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most disruptive students among its members.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

18 September 2004

Country

Japan

Cast

Shôei

Shôei

Shuji Yamagami

Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui

Etsuko Yamagami

Asahi Uchida

Asahi Uchida

Sayaka Kanda

Sayaka Kanda

Michiyo

Katsuya Kobayashi

Katsuya Kobayashi

Tomohisa Yuge

Tomohisa Yuge

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hiroyuki Onoue

Tsuyoshi Nakagawa

Tsuyoshi Nakagawa

Reiji Nakagawa

Reiji Nakagawa

Hanako Miyagawa

Hanako Miyagawa

Kanpei Hazama

Kanpei Hazama

Kotaro Satomi

Kotaro Satomi

Akihiko Kambayashi

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