Moshidora (film)

Moshidora
Poster advertising Moshidora in Japan
Directed by	Makoto Tanaka
Written by	Natsumi Iwasaki (the original book), Makoto Tanaka
Distributed by	Toho
Release date(s)	4 June 2011 (2011-06-04) (Japan)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Moshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manager ga Drucker no "Management" o Yondara (もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら, What if the Manager of a High School Baseball Team Read Drucker's "Management"?^?) (or Moshidora for short) is a 2011 Japanese live-action film directed by Makoto Tanaka which was released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011.^[1] It is based on the bestselling book of the same name.^[2][3]

Story

The movie is about Minami Kawashima (played by Atsuko Maeda), a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in place of her hospitalized friend, Yuki Miyata (Haruna Kawaguchi).^[4][5] She tries to lead the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by learning strategies from the business book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices by Peter Drucker, which she mistakenly bought.^[3]

Cast

• Atsuko Maeda as Minami Kawashima (川島 みなみ, Kawashima Minami^?), the team assistant
• Koji Seto as Keiichirō Asano (浅野 慶一郎, Asano Keiichirō^?), the baseball teams ace pitcher
• Minami Minegishi as Ayano Hōjō (北条 文乃, Hōjō Ayano^?), the team's scorekeeper
• Sosuke Ikematsu as Jirō Kashiwagi (柏木 次郎, Kashiwagi Jirō^?), the team's catcher
• Haruna Kawaguchi as Yuki Miyata (宮田 夕紀, Miyata Yūki^?), Yuki's childhood friend
• Yo Oizumi as Makoto Kachi (加地 誠, Kachi Makoto^?), the team's coach
• Hiroshi Oizumi as the manager
• Hiroki Suzuki as Masayoshi Nikai
• Yukito Nishii as Yunosuke Sakurai

Filming

Development

Moshidora was first announced on 13 December 2010, together with the main cast. ^[6] The main character would be played by Atsuko Maeda in her first lead film role.^[6] Although the book was modeled on her fellow AKB48 member Minami Minegishi, Atsuko Maeda was chosen because she had more acting experience.^[5] Minami Minegishi will also star in the film as a supporting character.^[6]

Music

Moshidora's theme song was announced to be the song Everyday, Kachūsha, which was sung by the girl band AKB48.^[7] The lyrics of this song was written by Yasushi Akimoto, and the music was composed by Yoshimasa Inoue.^[8]

Release

Box Office

Moshidora was first released in Japanese cinemas on June 4, 2011.^[1] It debuted on the 4th position in the Japanese box office with a total gross of US$2,232,675 on its debut weekend.^[9]

Soundtrack Disc

"Moshidora (Movie)" Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by AKB48
Released	1 June 2011 [10]
Label	Sony Music Entertainment (UZCL-2016) [10]

The oringnal soundtrack for the film Moshidora is released on 1 June 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment. ^[11]

Merchandise

Official Visual Book

An official visual book of the Moshidora film was released on 28 May 2011.^[12] It contains photograph of the filming of this film. ^[12]

See Also

• Moshidora
• AKB48

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Drucker in the Dugout". Nippon Cinema. http://www.nipponcinema.com/tag/moshidora. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
2. ^ "AKB48前田敦子「もしドラ」映画化で初主演" (in Japanese). eiga.com inc.. eiga.com inc.. 2011-12-13. http://eiga.com/news/20101213/1/. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Atsuko Maeda stars in "Moshidora" movie adaptation". Eiga.com. Tokyograph. 12 December 2010. http://www.tokyograph.com/news/atsuko-maeda-stars-in-moshidora-movie-adaptation. Retrieved 2010-12-06. 
4. ^ "「もしドラ」映画化！ＡＫＢ前田初主演 (1/2ページ)" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. Sankei Sports. 2011-12-13. http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/101213/gnj1012130505009-n1.htm. Retrieved 2011-6-2. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "AKB48's Maeda Atsuko to star in "Moshidora" movie". Sankei Sports. tokyohive. 2010-12-12. http://www.tokyohive.com/2010/12/akb48-maeda-atsuko-to-star-in-moshidora-movie/. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 
6. ^ ^{a b c} "AKB48前田敦子「もしドラ」映画化で初主演". eiga.com. eiga.com. 2010-12-13. http://eiga.com/news/20101213/1/. Retrieved 2011-05-30. (Japanese)
7. ^ "もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら(2011)". Stingray. allcinema. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=338827. Retrieved 2011-05-30.  (Japanese)
8. ^ "Ｅｖｅｒｙｄａｙ、カチューシャ（数量限定生産盤／Ｔｙｐｅ－Ａ）". Oricon. Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/385015/products/music/914315/1/. Retrieved 2011-05-30.  (Japanese)
9. ^ "Box Office Mojo". IMDb.com, Inc.. http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2011&wk=22&p=.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-09. 
10. ^ ^{a b} "CD Japan". Neowing. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UZCL-2016. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
11. ^ "Amazon Japan Moshidora Movie Original Soundtrack Album". Amazon.com, Inc. http://www.amazon.co.jp/映画-もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの「マネジメント」を読んだら-オリジナル・サウンドトラック/dp/B004X86PMC/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1306736346&sr=8-12. Retrieved 2011-05-30.  (Japanese)
12. ^ ^{a b} "Amazon Japan Moshidora Official Visual Book". Amazon.com, Inc. http://www.amazon.co.jp/「もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら」Ｏｆｆｉｃｉａｌ-Ｖｉｓｕａｌ-Ｂｏｏｋ/dp/4048949357/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1306736346&sr=8-5. Retrieved 2011-05-30.  (Japanese)

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Moshidora (film) at the Internet Movie Database