Ping Pong
2002
Peco and Smile are members of the high school table tennis club. Peco is charismatic and has a passion for the sport, while Smile is introverted. Despite Smile's greater natural talent, he sees the sport as simply a way to pass the time, and often lets less able players such as Peco beat him out of consideration for their .. Read more
| Starring | Yosuke Kubozuka, Sam Lee, Arata |
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| Director | Fumihiko Sori |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
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Ping Pong
Peco and Smile are members of the high school table tennis club. Peco is charismatic and has a passion for the sport, while Smile is introverted. Despite Smile's greater natural talent, he sees the sport as simply a way to pass the time, and often lets less able players such as Peco beat him out of consideration for their feelings. Through multiple tournaments and competitions, both Peco and Smile realize what Ping Pong means to each of them.
| Starring | Yosuke Kubozuka, Sam Lee, Arata |
|---|---|
| Director | Fumihiko Sori |
| Studio | DRAKES AVENUE PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 53 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Japanese, Cantonese |
| Released | DVD: 07 Feb 2005 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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Fumihiko Sori's (known here simply as Sori) directorial debut is a stylish hybrid of the high-school buddy movie and the sporting underdog melodrama. Based on a manga comic, this tale of two boys whose friendship is tested by their participation in a local table-tennis tournament gets inside the competitive mind while considering the mechanics of friendship and the transience of glory. The loyalty that the taciturn, ironically named Smile (Arata) shows the grandstanding Peco (Yosuke Kubozuka) is genuinely touching, yet Sori is just as intrigued by the fierce rivalry between the duo and some posh, shaven-headed poseurs. The matches are filmed with grace and panache, with the inspired slo-mo passages enabling us to read the emotions of the players at key points in both the contests and their lives.
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Engaging movie about the pains, pleasures and transcendence of sport, set among extremely competitive high school teams and with some dazzling photography of the games.
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
a wonderful film
A magical journey through the world of table tennis.Ping pong is an evocative moving portrayl of the developing friendship of two close friends,in a table tennis tournament.Told through flashbacks to there early school years and the emotional charged years at senior school.This film has a beguiling combination of stunning action photography around the table tennis table,with a quirky warm humour.
A charming film has an excellent narative,highly recommended. -
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful
Quirky And Fun...
this film is based around two friends, Peco and Smile, who play ping pong for their school in Japan. Despite the irritating Peco whose ceaseless rantings and shoutings did little to make him endearing, this movie was still very enjoyable. The plot was indepth, not revolving around ping pong but using it as a vehicle to get across the characters messages. This isn't just an average sport flick it focuses much more on the relationship of the two main characters with charming effect. And it's funny.
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