Pinpon
IMDb ID: tt0328258 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.0 (3,549 votes)
Genres: Comedy · Drama · Sport
As a child, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco came by and chased all of them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wing and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there, a ...
Stars
Yôsuke Kubozuka
Arata Iura
Sam Lee
Shidô Nakamura
Kôji Ohkura
Naoto Takenaka
Mari Natsuki
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Takahiro Hirano
Mako Ishino
Writers
Taiyô Matsumoto
Kankurō Kudō
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Yôsuke Kubozuka | Character: Yutaka Hoshino, Peco
Actor: Arata Iura | Character: Makoto Tsukimoto, Smile
Actor: Sam Lee | Character: Kong Wenge, China
Actor: Shidô Nakamura | Character: Ryûichi Kazama, Dragon
Actor: Kôji Ohkura | Character: Manabu Sakuma, Demon
Actor: Naoto Takenaka | Character: Butterfly Joe
Actor: Mari Natsuki | Character: Obaba
Actor: Yoshiyoshi Arakawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Takahiro Hirano | Character: Actor
Actor: Mako Ishino | Character: Actress
Actor: Kôen Kondô | Character: Actor
Actor: Erika Mabuchi | Character: Actress
Actor: Suzuki Matsuo | Character: Policeman
Actor: Asumi Miwa | Character: Actress
Actor: Ayumu Moriyama | Character: Actress
Actor: Akira Nishihara | Character: Actor
Actor: Kaei Okina | Character: Actor
Actor: Teppei Sasaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Mikio Satô | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenichi Suemitsu | Character: Actor
Actor: Kiyotaka Suzuki | Character: Actor
Actor: Chie Tanaka | Character: Actress
Actor: Yôhei Toyoda | Character: Actor
Actor: Kanji Tsuda | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinji Yamashita | Character: Actor
Actor: Satoshi Ôe | Character: Actor
[Directors Group]
Name: Fumihiko Sori | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Taiyô Matsumoto | Role: Writer
Name: Kankurō Kudō | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Toru Ishitoya | Role: Producer
Name: Shinji Ogawa | Role: Producer
Name: Tamotsu Shiina | Role: Producer
Name: Sanae Suzuki | Role: Producer
Name: Mitsuru Uda | Role: Producer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Akira Sako | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Sōichi Ueno | Role: Editor
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Koichi Kanekatsu | Role: Art Director
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Shinsuke Ono | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Mizuki Itô | Role: Sound Department
Name: Akihiko Okase | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hitoshi Yamada | Role: Sound Department
[Visual Effects]
Name: Kazuyuki Endo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Fukuchi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Fukushima | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Takeshi Harada | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Junichiro Hoshikawa | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tadao Matsuno | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyo Nakanishi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuya Nozawa | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Fumikazu Sato | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Manabu Tagawa | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yoichiro Tajiri | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Toshinori Takata | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yûsaku Toyoshima | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Ôtsuka | Role: Visual Effects
[Stunts]
Name: Tatsumi Nikamoto | Role: Stunts
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Koichi Kuroda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kôichi Watanabe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Christian Storms | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328258/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Japan: July 20, 2002 (Tokyo)
United States: April 12, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: January 26, 2004 (Febio Film Festival)
United Kingdom: July 30, 2004
United States: April 6, 2007 (New York City, New York)
Netherlands: May 6, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Japan: January 14, 2017 (Kobe Sports Film Festival)
Japan: October 31, 2018 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Awards
Winner | 2003 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best New Actor | Shidô Nakamura, Ping Pong
Nominee | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Film | Ping Pong
Nominee | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actress | Mari Natsuki, Ping Pong
Nominee | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Director | Fumihiko Sori, Ping Pong
Nominee | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Screenplay | Kankurō Kudō, Ping Pong
Nominee | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Cinematography | Akira Sako, Ping Pong
Nominee | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Lighting | Kôichi Watanabe, Ping Pong
Nominee | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Editing | Sōichi Ueno, Ping Pong
Winner | 2003 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Shidô Nakamura, Ping Pong
Winner | 2003 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Technical Achievement | Fumihiko Sori, Ping Pong | To Sori and his staff for the VFX technique on the film.
Winner | 2003 | Mainichi Film Concours | Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Shidô Nakamura, Ping Pong
Winner | 2003 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best New Director | Fumihiko Sori, Ping Pong
Winner | 2003 | New York Asian Film Festival | Audience Award | Fumihiko Sori, Ping Pong
Box Office
Hong Kong: USD 174902
Japan: USD 1307884
South Korea: USD 598
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2002 | Rank: 79 | Weeks in release: 1 | Gross to date: USD 174902 | Interval gross: USD 160514
