The Giants

The program investigates the secrets behind the success of Japan’s most famous baseball team, the Tokyo Yomiuri Kyojin-gun, affectionately known as the Giants. An interview with Kawakami, the coach at the time, retraces the glorious history of this team, which was Japan’s baseball champion for seven consecutive years, until 1971.

Director: Nagisa Ōshima

Cast: Rokkō Toura

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.