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#HandballStrive (2020)
Director: Daigo Matsui
Cast: Seishirou Katou, Kotaro Daigo, Aju Makita, Haruka Imou
5.5Runtime108 min
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The school’s handball club is about to close down. Can social media bring it back to life? Masao Kiyota is a high school student living in Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture. Lacking passion for anything in life, he spends his days like so many youth on his smartphone along with his childhood friend, Okamoto. One day, they upload a photo taken three years previously when they were both part of their school’s handball team. To their surprise, the post goes a little viral. Encouraged, they add the hashtag: “#Handball Full Power” and are swarmed with “likes” from around the country. Amidst the sudden social media attention, Masao and Okamoto set to resuscitating a nearly defunct men’s handball team.
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#HandballStrive (2020) directed by Daigo Matsui is a film about a high school handball team trying to revive their nearly defunct club through social media attention. While the film received a mixed critical reception with a 5.5/10 rating on IMDb, its focus on youth passion and social media trends may resonate with some audiences.
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#HandballStrive from 2020 directed by Daigo Matsui offers a delightfully quirky blend of comedy and drama, following two high school friends who breathe new life into their school's struggling handball team through the power of social media. With standout performances from the young cast led by Seishirou Katou and Kotaro Daigo, this film offers an uplifting, heartwarming exploration of passion, purpose, and the modern teenage experience.