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今までアメリカでは知られていなかった日本の「高校野球」の世界を外国のクルーが撮影。全国大会を目指し、甲子園への夢を追いかける、甲子園常連校、強豪智弁和歌山高校と、進学校である大阪天王寺高校の2004年の夏を追いかけた作品です。
天王寺高校は大阪の府立高校で、監督、政先生は選手とその家族と深く関わりながら、情熱的にチームを引っ張っていきます。大阪は全国で一番競争率が高く、200校近くある中で甲子園の出場権を手にするのは一校だけです。
智辨和歌山高校は私立学校で、過去20回以上も甲子園にチームを導き、3回の優勝経験がある伝説の高嶋監督が率いる強豪校。甲子園常連校の監督である高嶋監督の下で、生徒達は甲子園出場を目指して連日ハードなトレーニングに立ち向かいます。
政監督が一人一人の選手たちと深く関わることによって築かれた絆は、大会の最後に明確に。対して高嶋監督は、チームが負けた瞬間から来年の新チームに頭を切りかえ、来年度の智辯和歌山高校の優勝を目指します。
This copyrighted excerpt appears for educational purposes courtesy of Projectile Arts, and was directed by Kenneth Eng.
1-Introduction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCaSNI9SoJA
High School Baseball, explains the important, high profile role the Japanese National High School Baseball Tournament plays in Japanese society. The excerpt features interviews with managers from a private and public high school, as well as game footage from the tournament of both players and cheering sections.
2-Heart 心
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGpOJSJPak
High School Baseball, follows a player through his morning routine, starting at 4:15AM. This section focuses on the role of baseball in teaching life lessons such as the importance of heart as well as developing leadership skills. In addition to footage of baseball, the excerpt also includes interesting illustrations of daily life, such as a mother making a bento (school lunch) as well as the family breakfast, and a student's long commute to school.
3-Fighting Spirit 根性
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c7nhIqfd4U
High School Baseball, explains how baseball in Japan is used to teach about the importance of "heart" or having a strong spirit. The manager of Chiben High School, one of the strongest teams in the nation, explains why he puts his players through such an unusually strenuous training regimen.
4-Youth 青春
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_4DPITSK8g
High School Baseball, introduces the motivations for players to participate in the intense world of Japanese High School baseball. It includes scenes from practices, inside a player's home in Osaka, as well as interviews of many high school players.
5-Effort 努力
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO2oc5n9FG4
High School Baseball, shows the role of students supporting the baseball team, including through making origami paper cranes, a symbol of good luck. The excerpt also includes the opening of the selection process, in which the players who will be selected to play in the tournament, are revealed. In addition to teaching about baseball, this excerpt also provides a good introduction to the role and meaning of origami paper cranes and the importance placed on people playing supporting roles, not just players, in Japanese high school baseball.
6-Last Player Chosen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbVU0l1EGCA
High School Baseball, shows the announcement of the players who will be able to play in the summer baseball tournament to compete to play in the National Championship at Koshien. Eighteen players are chosen for each team. This excerpt of the team from Tennoji High School in Osaka explains the importance of the last player selected.
7-Post Chiben Win
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-irGp5bgH4
High School Baseball, shows the scene following a win by heavily favored Chiben High School. Featuring footage of the manager, players, and cheering section, it shows the tendency to focus on weaknesses following a win.
8-Post Chiben Loss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgzfS-yHUpM
High School Baseball, shows the moments after heavily favored Chiben High School loses in the prefectural tournament. The excerpt does an excellent job of illustrating the emotions felt not just by the players but by most of the students of the high school, including the cheering section. The speech by the head of the cheering section can also be used to help illustrate the sempai/kohai (or senior student/junior student) system that is central to Japanese schools.
9-Post Tennoji Loss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5KG66GvZ_Y
High School Baseball, follows underdog Tennoji High School after their loss in the regional tournament. The footage illustrates the bond between the players and the manager, as well as the emotions felt by the players after the loss.