Drucker in the Dug-Out
2011 Japanese film
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Drucker in the Dug-Out: A Japanese baseball girl meets Peter Drucker (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, Moshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manējā ga Dorakkā no "Manejimento" o Yondara; lit. 'What If the Female Manager of a High-School Baseball Team Read Drucker's Management?'), or Moshidora (もしドラ) 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 and followed a preceding anime series also of the same name.[2][3]
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Poster advertising the film in Japan | |
| Directed by | Makoto Tanaka |
| Screenplay by | Makoto Tanaka |
| Based on | |
| Starring | Atsuko Maeda Haruna Kawaguchi |
| Cinematography | Koichi Nakayama |
| Edited by | Masahiro Onaga |
| Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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 team's 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), Minami'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
Drucker in the Dug-Out 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
Drucker in the Dug-Out's theme song was announced to be the song "Everyday, Kachūsha", sung by idol group AKB48.[7] The lyrics of this song was written by Yasushi Akimoto, and the music was composed by Yoshimasa Inoue.[8]
Release
Soundtrack disc
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| Released | 1 June 2011[10] |
| Label | Anchor Records/Sony Music Entertainment Japan (UZCL-2016)[10][11] |
The original soundtrack for the film Drucker in the Dug-Out was released on 1 June 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[12]