CinemaOSMovie · 2023 · 2h 10m

Samurai Beyond Their Dreams: Becoming the Best in the World

70%(1)IMDbDocumentary

In December 2021, Hideki Kuriyama began devoting his days to one singular goal: hoisting the championship trophy at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. How did he mold his players into one of the best and strongest Samurai Japan teams in history? A close-up documentary that looks back on Samurai Japan's path to becoming world champions, along with valuable behind-the-scenes footage captured by the team's dedicated crew.

Directed byShintaro Miki

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 10m
Language
JA
Released
June 2, 2023
Studios
J SPORTSNPB Enterprise

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Hitoshi Kubota

Hitoshi Kubota

Narrator

Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

Self

Yu Darvish

Self

Lars Nootbaar

Self

Hideki Kuriyama

Self

Koyo Aoyagi

Self

Suguru Iwazaki

Self

Rōki Sasaki

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Shintaro Miki

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