Akihiro Yarita

The Battery (2007)

Because of his younger brother’s poor health, Takumi and his family move to a different Japanese town. There, Takumi, an incredibly gifted baseball pitcher, gradually alienates his relatives and friends by putting sports above all else in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Kenta Yamada  •  Misako Renbutsu  •  Akihiro Yarita

Because of his younger brother’s poor health, Takumi and his family move to a different Japanese town. There, Takumi, an incredibly gifted baseball pitcher, gradually alienates his relatives and friends by putting sports above all else in life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yojiro Takita
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Kenta Yamada  •  Misako Renbutsu  •  Akihiro Yarita