Rookies (Sotsugyo)
Departures - New Japanese Cinema
Forget Harry Potter, Star Trek or Avatar, the biggest film at the Japanese box-office over the past year has been the homegrown blockbuster Rookies. A real crowdpleaser, it follows Kawato Koichi (Ryuta Sato) as he starts a new job as literature teacher at Futakotamagawa High School. It is a fresh start after an unfortunate incident involving an assault on a wayward pupil. It could also be a fresh start for the members of the Baseball Club, a band of delinquent, girl - chasing thugs that Koichi is determined to whip into shape and take to the Koshien High School Baseball Tournament.
Thanks To TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.)
Showing
Cineworld 17
Friday 19 February
21:00
Saturday 20 February
14:00
Film Details
Director
Yuichiro Hirakawa
Featuring:
Ryuta Sato, Takuya Ishida, Hayato Ichihara
2hrs 20min, Japan 2009,
N/C 15+
Subtitles
Tickets: £7/6 concession*. GFT Cinecard and Cineworld Unlimited cardholders get concession rate entry to all events.
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