TV Guide: Online Video Guide Ichiro Suzuki

Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:05:03 -0500

The Award-winning PBS documentary! * The only Western film ever to explore the Japanese Way of Baseball * Experience the baseball culture that produced MLB superstars Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Hideki Matsui * NEW! video extras include interviews with Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees, Author Robert Whiting, deleted scenes, and more * An exciting way for your class to learn about Japan! (FREE teacher's videoussion guide available at www.pbs.org/pov) Taking Western viewers inside a never-before-seen world, "Kokoyakyu (High School Baseball)" follows two schools of the 4,000 in Japan striving to make it to the National Championships at Koshien Stadium. Much more just than a game, this martial arts baseball has a deeper purpose: the forging of the spirit. Through the stories of two schools, the film brings audiences inside this closed world where an American game has become a Japanese videoipline. A Tale of Two Schools: Chiben is a private, powerhouse baseball academy led by

Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:05:03 -0500

Sports: Dibble cam: Ichiro hall worthy?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:44:46 -0500

FOXSports.com's Rob Dibble fires up his webcam to consider Mariners star OF Ichiro Suzuki's hall of fame credentials.

Fantasy Fix: Spring Training Confessionals

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:14:00 -0500

Samantha Hilbert and Aaron Gleeman look at Johan Santana, Ichiro Suzuki, Philip Hughes and Jason Giambi as they head toward the season.