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Pinpon (2002)

114 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

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The film traces the growth and friendship of two very different high-school ping-pong players. "Peco" Hoshino is a brash, arrogant player, determined to turn pro. He taught his quiet, nerdy childhood friend "Smile" Tsukimoto. Smile ...See moreThe film traces the growth and friendship of two very different high-school ping-pong players. "Peco" Hoshino is a brash, arrogant player, determined to turn pro. He taught his quiet, nerdy childhood friend "Smile" Tsukimoto. Smile frustrates his coach and rivals, who recognize his talent for the game since it is just a game to him. To teach him, his high-school coach learns that coaching is more than just training the students to be good ping-pong players. Ironically, as Smile begins to develop his game, Peco undergoes a severe crisis after his defeat by rival players and is unable to play well until he rediscovers the original reasons why he plays ping-pong. Written by nakataohana See less

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26 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Yôsuke Kubozuka Yutaka Hoshino / Peco Yutaka Hoshino / Peco See fewer	Members only	Silence (I) (2016)
Arata Iura Makoto Tsukimoto / Smile (as Arata) Makoto Tsukimoto / Smile (as Arata) See fewer	Members only	Air Doll (2009)
Sam Lee Kong Wenge / China Kong Wenge / China See fewer	Members only	Made in Hong Kong (1997)
Shidô Nakamura Ryûichi Kazama / Dragon Ryûichi Kazama / Dragon See fewer	Members only	Fearless (2006)
Kôji Ohkura Manabu Sakuma / Demon Manabu Sakuma / Demon See fewer	Members only	FLCL (2000)
Naoto Takenaka Butterfly Joe Butterfly Joe See fewer	Members only	Nowhere Man (1991)
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