Eiko no Back Home

[Machine Translation] The true story of a player and the people who supported him throughout his 28 years of life, in 2023, the year the Hanshin Tigers won their first league championship in 18 years, has been made into a moving film. Takaya Matsutani and Kyoka Suzuki play the lead roles. Takaya Matsutani won the 50th Hochi Film Award for Best Newcomer and the 49th Japan Academy Award for Best New Actor! The film depicts the heroic figure of Shintaro Yokota as a baseball player and his untold story of his family, lover, and friends after his retirement. The theme song is Yuzu's "Bridge of Glory," which was the song in which Shintaro appeared in the film and provided emotional support during his battle with illness. Although he did not make it to Koshien, his baseball sense caught the attention of scouts, and he was selected as a highly promising newcomer. In the opening game of the 2016 season, he was selected as a starter for the first team and hit his first pitch. Just as it seemed like smooth sailing for Shintaro's baseball career, something strange happened to his body. The ball appears to have double vision. The doctor's diagnosis was too cruel for the 21-year-old. Brain tumor. From that day on, Shintaro's days of battling this severe disease began. However, he was not alone. His mother, Manami, his family, his mentors and teammates, and all the people who love Shintaro, all support him. Then, on September 26, 2019, Shintaro's "miracle back home" in his retirement game surprised and moved people. But the drama of the real miracle continued after that... [Audio bonus] Audio commentary [Takaya Matsutani, Fumiya Hojo (former professional baseball player), Rei Endo (Sports Nippon reporter), Director: Jun Akiyama].

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■＜幻冬舎フィルム 第一回作品＞ 2023年、阪神タイガース18年ぶりのリーグ優勝の年に、28年の生涯を駆け抜けた選手と支え続けた人たちの実話、感動の映画化。■松谷鷹也 鈴木京香 W主演。主演の松谷鷹也が第50回報知映画賞新人賞、第49回日本アカデミー賞新人俳優賞を受賞! ■横田慎太郎の野球選手としての雄姿と、引退後の家族や恋人、仲間との知られざる軌跡が描かれる。■主題歌は横田慎太郎選手の登場曲であり、闘病中の心の支えとなった、ゆずの「栄光の架橋」 ──2013年のドラフト会議で阪神タイガースに2位指名された横田慎太郎、18歳。甲子園出場は逃したが、その野球センスがスカウトの目に留まり、大抜擢された期待の新人。持ち前の負けん気と誰からも愛される人間性で、厳しいプロの世界でも立派に成長を遂げていく慎太郎。2016年の開幕戦では一軍のスタメン選手に選ばれ、見事に初ヒットを放つ。順風満帆な野球人生が待っていると思われたその矢先、慎太郎の体に異変が起こる。ボールが二重に見えるのだ。医師による診断結果は、21歳の若者には残酷すぎるものだった。脳腫瘍―。その日から、慎太郎の過酷な病との闘いの日々が始まる。ただ、彼は孤独ではなかった。母のまなみさんをはじめとする家族、恩師やチームメイトたち、慎太郎を愛してやまない人々の懸命な支えが彼の心を奮い立たせる。そして、2019年9月26日、引退試合で慎太郎が見せた"奇跡のバックホーム"は人々を驚かせ、感動を呼んだ。しかし、本当の奇跡のドラマは、その後にも続いていたのだった・・・。[音声特典] オーディオ・コメンタリー [松谷鷹也、北條史也 (元プロ野球選手)、遠藤礼 (スポーツニッポン記者)、監督: 秋山純]