Kano 2014

7/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3


IMDB Rating : 7.9


FD Smart Rating : 7


Synopsis : A hard-nosed new coach takes charge of a ragtag Taiwanese high school baseball team and charts them a course for the national championships in Japan.


Regions Available ( 7 ) :
American Samoa , Guam , Marshall Islands , Northern Mariana Islands , Puerto Rico , United States Minor Outlying Islands , Virgin Islands, U.S.

Directors:

Umin Boya , Chih-Hsiang Ma

Creators:

Ruby Chen , Te-Sheng Wei

Languages:

Japanese

Subtitles:

English

Genres:

Biography, Drama, History

Release Date:

2014

Run Time:

3h4m

Maturity Rating:

This movie has not been rated.

Under Japanese rule, an underdog high school baseball team from southern Taiwan defeats the heretofore superior northern teams and wins a rare opportunity to represent the colony in the 1931 empire-wide tournament. Comprised of Taiwanese, Taiwanese aboriginals and Japanese players, 'Kanô,' the Kagi Nourin School team, must integrate the ethnically mixed roster and make the best of its unique strengths to not just survive but thrive in the elite league.