[Program title]Chic, le sport ! Ⅵ – I can fly !
[Film title] Ping Pong
[Date] 2013.6.1 – 6.30
[Screen time] 114 min.
[Place] Maison Hermès 10F 5-4-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Ping Pong
2002/Japan/114 min./color/35 mm
Director: Fumihiko Sori
Screenplay : Kankuro Kudo
Original: “Ping Pong”, by Taiyo Matsumoto (Shogakukan)
Cast: Yosuke Kubozuka, Arata, Sam Lee, Shido Nakamura, Koji Okura, Naoto Takenaka, Mari Natsuki
Distribution: Asmik Ace
Aiming for the top! The ultimate portrayal of youth that touches the heart.
Peco is a highly talented pingpong player, who loves the sport with a passion. To his childhood friend Smile, an introvert who never smiles, Peco is a hero. But Peco is soundly defeated by an elite exchange student from Shanghai. In the inter-high school championships, Peco is beaten again, this time by Akuma, another childhood friend. Meanwhile, the coach has noticed Smile’s natural ability for the sport and under her training, he is fast advancing. Waiting to confront them is the national champion, Dragon. Once again, the inter-high season approaches for Peco, who is struggling to arise from his collision with reality, and Smile, who is just now awakening to his potential.