Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

81 mins | Drama | Jan. 3, 1957

A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16

81 mins | Drama | Jan. 3, 1957

Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16
A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 川上哲治物語 背番号16
Directors Eisuke Takizawa, Koreyoshi Kurahara
Writers Ichirô Ikeda

Cast

Shinsuke Maki

as Tetsuharu Kawakami (youth)

Jō Shishido

as Masaki Yoshihara

Michiyo Aratama

as Yukari Yoyogi (Tetsuharu's Wife)

Tetsuharu Kawakami

as Himself

Ryōji Hayama

as Coach Toi

Kenjiro Uemura

as Sakanashi

Taizō Fukami

as Dr. Anzai

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

as Coach Fujimoto