ナイン ＜オリジナル版＞ (1983) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1983, ナイン ＜オリジナル版＞ is a comédie, drame, animation and romance film directed by Gisaburō Sugii, running about 70 minutes.

What it’s about. Just before entering Seishuu High School, track star Katsuya Niimi and judo champion Susumu Karasawa see a girl crying as the school loses a baseball game. The boys decide to join the team and improve it in order to make her smile. The girl turns out to be Yuri Nakao, daughter of the baseball coach, and they learn the baseball team will be shut down if it doesn't start winning. The series follows the three, as well as pitcher Eiji Kurahashi, as Niimi and Karasawa learn about baseball and what it means to be one of nine players on a team, as they work together through high school make it to Koushien.

Who’s in it. ナイン ＜オリジナル版＞ stars Toru Furuya as Katsuya Niimi (voice), Mariko Kurata, Kei Tomiyama and Masashi Hironaka.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, ナイン ＜オリジナル版＞ has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch ナイン ＜オリジナル版＞ page.

If you liked it. Fans of ナイン ＜オリジナル版＞ tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, La vie est belle and Fight Club.