Samurai Beyond Their Dreams: Becoming the Best in the World

Top 8 Billed Cast

Hitoshi Kubota
Hitoshi Kubota

Narrator

Shohei Ohtani
大谷翔平

Self

Yu Darvish
ダルビッシュ有

Self

Lars Nootbaar
Lars Nootbaar

Self

Hideki Kuriyama
栗山英樹

Self

Koyo Aoyagi
青柳晃洋

Self

Suguru Iwazaki
岩崎優

Self

Rōki Sasaki
Rōki Sasaki

Self

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    In December 2021, Hideki Kuriyama began devoting his days to one singular goal: hoisting the championship trophy at the 2023 World Baseball Classic. How did he mold his players into one of the best and strongest Samurai Japan teams in history? A close-up documentary that looks back on Samurai Japan's path to becoming world champions, along with valuable behind-the-scenes footage captured by the team's dedicated crew.

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    2023-06-02

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