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Rookies the Movie: Graduation

2009 · 137 min Drama
5.4 / 10 · TMDB

Futakotamagawa High School had a Baseball Club, but because of a fight during one of their games, they were suspended for a year from all games. Composed of student delinquents, Futakotamagawa High's new Literature teacher Kawato Koichi inspires the Baseball Club to believe in a dream goal once again. For them, it is to play at the Koshien - Japan's National High School Baseball Championship. But, Kawato Koichi and the newly reformed baseball team run into plenty of obstacles along the way...

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Original Title ROOKIES -卒業-
Year 2009
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Yuichiro Hirakawa
Runtime 137 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.4/10 (9 votes)

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The film constructs an earnest underdog story, relying on the potent symbolism of baseball as a path to redemption. It explores the transformative power of a shared goal, where the game becomes a metaphor for rebuilding trust and self-worth.

What lingers after the final pitch is a warm, uplifting conviction in teamwork and second chances—a feel-good anthem for anyone who roots for the unlikely hero. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yuichiro Hirakawa

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