Kano (film)

Kano
Taiwan theatrical poster of Kano
Directed by	Umin Boya
Produced by	Wei Te-Sheng Jimmy Huang
Written by	Wei Te-Sheng Chen Jia-wei
Starring	Masatoshi Nagase Tsao Yu-ning Ye Xing-chen Togo Igawa Maki Sakai Takao Osawa Aoki Ken Rose Yu
Music by	Naoki Satō
Cinematography	Chin Ting-chang
Release dates	February 27, 2014
Running time	180 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Taiwanese Hokkien Japanese Hakka Formosan
Budget	NT250 million

Kano is a 2014 Taiwanese baseball film directed by Umin Boya. The film was produced by Jimmy Huang and Wei Te-Sheng. The film depicts the multiracial Kano baseball team from southern Taiwan overcoming extreme odds to represent the island in the 1931 Japanese High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium (located in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture), when Taiwan was still under Japanese rule. Performing beyond all expectations, the underdog team advanced to the championship game in the tournament.^[1]^[2]

Accolades

Year	Awards
2014	Osaka Asian Film Festival 2014, Audience Award
2014	16th Taipei Film Festival, Audience Choice Award
2014	16th Taipei Film Festival, Best Supporting Actor – TSAO Yu-ning
2014	51st Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Audience Choice Award
2014	51st Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, FIPRESCI Prize