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Directed by | Fumihiko Sori |
Written by | Kankuro Kudo |
Based on | Ping Pong by Taiyō Matsumoto |
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Cinematography | Akira Sakoh |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Ping Pong (ピンポン, Pin Pon) is a 2002 Japanese sports film directed by Fumihiko Sori. It is based on Taiyō Matsumoto's manga series of the same name and is about the friendship between two high school table tennis players. The film concentrates on these two friends, their two mentors, and three players who they encounter at high school table tennis tournaments. It explores the different motivations and philosophies that they have towards table tennis and tries to portray the excitement and subtlety of the sport.