Ping Pong (2002 film)

Ping Pong
Ping Pong
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fumihiko Sori
Written by	Kankuro Kudo
Based on	Ping Pong by Taiyō Matsumoto
Produced by	Shinji Ogawa; Sanae Suzuki; Tamotsu Shiina;
Starring	Yosuke Kubozuka; Arata; Sam Lee; Shidō Nakamura; Kōji Ōkura; Naoto Takenaka; Mari Natsuki;
Cinematography	Akira Sakoh
Release date	July 20, 2002;
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.