Full Swing (TV series)
| Full Swing | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NHK |
| Original run | January 19, 2008 – February 23, 2008 |
Full Swing (フルスイング) is a 2008 Japanese television series.[1] It is based on the biography of Michihiro Takabatake, a professional baseball player and coach who became a high-school teacher at the age of 59.[2]
Cast
- Katsumi Takahashi as Michihiro Takabayashi
- Ran Itō as Michiko Takabayashi
- Shohei Kawaguchi as Kōhei Takabayashi
- Katsuya Kobayashi as Kazuma Aragaki
- Kōtarō Satomi as Seiichirō Tendō
- Masato Hagiwara as Ikkyū Abe
- Kazue Fukiishi as Aya Tokitō
- Shinya Tsukamoto as Saburō Ōta
Awards
- Hoso Bunka Foundation Award (Episodes 1 and 4)
References
- ↑ フルスイング (2008) (in Japanese). Allcinema.net. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
- ↑ "NHK Wins Grand Prix and Other Honors at Hoso Bunka Foundation Awards.". NHK. Retrieved 2011-07-24.