7.3Team Astro · 2005
Team Astro (2005) is a Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi & Fantasy series directed by Yoshinobu Kamo, starring Sonny Chiba, Takashi Nagayama, Ryohei Abe.
ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
7.3Overview
A young boy, J. Shuro, meets the legendary pitcher Eiji Sawamura in the Philippines during World War II. Sawamura shares his dreams of one day gathering the nine Astro Superhumans – who all were born nine minutes and nine seconds past nine on September 9th of the 29th year of Showa (1954) and all have baseball-shaped birthmarks on their bodies – to form the ultimate baseball team capable of beating the Yomiuri Giants and any U.S. Major League team. When Sawamura dies during the war, Shuro decides to help fulfill his idol’s dream and goes in search of the nine ball players. But the team that is formed does not play ordinary ball. These extraordinary players demonstrate extraordinary plays on the field and some will not stop until everything – even their lives – is left on the field.
Cast
Sonny Chiba, Takashi Nagayama, Ryohei Abe, Norihito Kaneko, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Yusuke Kamiji, Kazuma Yamane, Satoshi Jinbo
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What is "Team Astro" about?
A young boy, J. Shuro, meets the legendary pitcher Eiji Sawamura in the Philippines during World War II. Sawamura shares his dreams of one day gathering the nine Astro Superhumans – who all were born nine minutes and nine seconds past nine on September 9th of the 29th year of Showa (1954) and all have baseball-shaped birthmarks on their bodies – to form the ultimate baseball team capable of beating the Yomiuri Giants and any U.S. Major League team. When Sawamura dies during the war, Shuro decides to help fulfill his idol’s dream and goes in search of the nine ball players. But the team that is formed does not play ordinary ball. These extraordinary players demonstrate extraordinary plays on the field and some will not stop until everything – even their lives – is left on the field.
When was "Team Astro" released?
Team Astro was released in 2005.
Who stars in "Team Astro"?
The cast includes Sonny Chiba, Takashi Nagayama, Ryohei Abe, Norihito Kaneko.
