“Filmmaker excited about chance to present Koshien to U.S. audience”

Source: Visual Anthropology of Japan

Photo and text from The Japan Times, June 29,2020.

Freshmen joining the Yokohama Hayato baseball team have to dedicate themselves to all aspects of the team philosophy. Right down to the proper way to say good morning.

“Your articulation is terrible,” a senior member tells a first-year player whose greeting wasn’t up to form. “Make sure to emphasize each syllable.”

This probably isn’t the type of scene you’d expect to see in a baseball documentary. Then again, “KOSHIEN: Japan’s Field of Dreams,” a fil

続きを読む