is a 2008 Japanese television series. It is based on the biography of Michihiro Takabatake, a professional baseball player and coach who became a high-school teacher at the age of 59.
Cast Katsumi Takahashi as Michihiro Takabayashi Ran Itō as Michiko Takabayashi Shohei Kawaguchi as Kōhei Takabayashi Katsuya Kobayashi as Kazuma Aragaki Kōtarō Satomi as Seiichirō Tendō Masato Hagiwara as Ikkyū Abe Kazue Fukiishi as Aya Tokitō Shinya Tsukamoto as Saburō Ōta
Awards Hoso Bunka Foundation Award (Episodes 1 and 4)
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