ONE LAST THROW | Canadian Premiere | Toronto Japanese Film Festival
Sun, Jun 14 · 7:00 PM
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto
A massive hit in Japan, this inspiring drama chronicles the extraordinary true story of Shintaro Yokota, a rising baseball star whose promising career was cut short by a brain tumor at the age of 21. Drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in 2013, 18-year-old Yokota quickly captured the hearts of fans. By the opening game of the 2016 season, he had earned a spot in the first-team lineup and recorded his first hit, signaling a bright future. But vision problems soon lead to a brain tumor diagnosis and Yok