Arata, Clemens Berg, Falk Rockstroh

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Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Fumihiko Sori, Matthias Luthardt

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007

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  • May 2, 2009
    Great charactor development. Awesome story. Very cool. JAPAN!!
  • December 28, 2008
    I love Japanese films, and my brother brought this one for me because it didn't have any violence (I have found this a rarity in Japanese films). Anyway. the film itself has redeeming storyline features such as the idea of a Hero, and destiny, but in all honesty its a movie about...( read more) becoming a junior high national ping pong champ... how can you rate that? there is also quite a lot of swearing and name calling.
  • July 18, 2008
    very comic.. haha, laugh a lot watching this movie.. full of action, very cool camera angle that wowed me in the beginning.. soundtrack from this movie were also very nice..
  • July 13, 2008
    I just love these characters! especially Peco and Smile =)
  • June 23, 2008
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  • April 8, 2008
    I'm glad that I saw this movie and I hope to have a friend like them
  • April 3, 2008
    This movie was very original! I loved its unique depiction of friendship between two different dudes. Peco was HILARIOUS. Smile was awesome. Panda? HAHA!!! nice nickname! really nice really nice ^.^
  • March 28, 2008
    welcome to the world of ping pong - who knew it was a highly competitive sport! sheesh! lol
  • December 16, 2007
    Beautiful and surprisingly moving movie about... ping pong?! Actually, about the relationship between friends Peco and Smile. Yousuke Kubozuka is great as usual, terrific cinematography, great pacing, fantastic music by Supercar, and very good special effects.

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  • brodieman32
    March 10, 2007
    aintit cool news harry knowles once refered to this as the perfect movie

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