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One Last Throw
Shintaro Yokota, at 18, fulfilled his childhood dream with a dazzling pro debut. Embraced by a loving family and his team, he had a bright career lay ahead—until something felt wrong with his vision. A medical examination delivered a diagnosis no young athlete should ever hear: a brain tumor. Driven by a single desire to play baseball and supported by those who never stopped believing in his comeback, he fought on until his final game, which saw a miracle no one had imagined. The true story of Yokota that continues to move and inspire us all.
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Shintaro Yokota, at 18, fulfilled his childhood dream with a dazzling pro debut. Embraced by a loving family and his team, he had a bright career lay ahead—until something felt wrong with his vision. A medical examination delivered a diagnosis no young athlete should ever hear: a brain tumor. Driven by a single desire to play baseball and supported by those who never stopped believing in his comeback, he fought on until his final game, which saw a miracle no one had imagined. The true story of Yokota that continues to move and inspire us all.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Yuriko Nakai
In Theaters:
Box Office:$9,053,548
Runtime:135 minutes
Studio:JACO, Gentosha, Gentosha Film, GAGA Corporation, dentsu, FSES, TOPPAN, Goyoh Medical Instrument, Aoyama Mainland, Kurihara Syouji, Lawson, BANEI, SPORTS NIPPON, Asakusa Sanso, 乾木工芸, Akipass, World Wide Array, MCT
Cast
Jun Akiyama
Director
Takaya Matsutani
Yokota Shintaro
Kyoka Suzuki
Yokota Manami
Kentaro Maeda
Hojo Fumiya
Rikka Ihara
Ogasawara Chisa
Hirona Yamazaki
Yokota Mako
Takuya Kusakawa
Endo Rei
Masato Hagiwara
Tanaka Shuta
Yusuke Kamiji
Tsuchiya Akihiro
Arata Furuta
Kakefu Masayuki
Masaya Katō
Kanemoto Tomoaki
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Kagiyama Hirohisa
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