Summary
As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.
Details
Release Date: July 20, 2002
Runtime: 114 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: JA
Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (59 votes)
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Cast
Yosuke Kubozuka
Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino
Arata Iura
Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto
Sam Lee
Kong "China" Wenge
Shido Nakamura
Ryuichi "Dragon" Kazama
Koji Ohkura
Manabu "Demon" Sakuma
Naoto Takenaka
Butterfly Joe
Mari Natsuki
Obaba
Suzuki Matsuo
Police Officer on the Bridge
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Ota
Koen Kondo
Tako
Kaei Okina
Coach for Chinese Player
Asumi Miwa
Muuko
Kanji Tsuda
Arcade Couple
Erika Mabuchi
Arcade Couple
Mako Ishino
Player's Mother
Shota Sometani
Boy
Ryuichi Ohura
College Couple
Chie Tanaka
College Couple
Jiro Sato
Staff Member
Natsuki Harada
Katase High School Student
Mitsuki Koga
Kaiyo High School Table Tennis Club
Shou Tomita
Student