Documentary · Japan · 2022 · 49m

Shohei Ohtani: A Baseball Virtuoso

Director

Takaki Eiji Moribuchi Yasutaka Fujita Masao Kunitake Nozomi

Cast

Shohei Ohtani as Self Ryan Drees as Self - Narrator (voice) Gordon Edes as Self Ippei Mizuhara as Self Joe Maddon as Self Mike Trout as Self

Crew

Nezu Takehiro — Editor Iizuka Ichiro — Producer Koike Kazuyuki — Producer

Synopsis

NHK has followed baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani closely since his 2018 Major League debut. We look at Ohtani’s ability to both pitch and bat at the highest level. We hear from those who have supported him on and off the field and examine the importance of his father’s training regime. Join us behind the scenes at such pivotal points as Ohtani’s battle to recover from elbow surgery and reclaim his place as a baseball virtuoso like no other.

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