Summaries

Two sisters reunite after 42 years to uncover the incredible story of their father. Victor Starffin was a Russian emigre with a killer fastball, who overcame poverty, xenophobia, and a world war to become Japan's first baseball superstar.

In 1934, with war on the horizon, a group of American baseball all-stars traveled to Japan for an exhibition tour. Imagine Babe Ruth's surprise when he faced off against one of Japan's best pitcher, the 17-year-old Russian giant Victor Starffin. After fleeing the Russian Revolution as a child, Victor was labeled a gaijin, a permanent outsider and stateless émigré. Even Victor's unprecedented success in Japanese baseball was not enough to save him from a life marred by persecution, culminating in his placement in a "westerner internment camp" during WWII. Today his two daughters live worlds apart - Liz in America and Natasha in Japan. As they reunite after 42 years to uncover the mysteries of their father's life, they take us on a wild ride of shifting identities, international rivalries, tragic love, and one heck of a fastball.—Tchavdar Georgiev

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Genres
  • History
  • Sport
  • Documentary
Release date Jun 4, 2023
Countries of origin United States Japan Russia
Official sites PREMIER
Language English Russian Japanese
Filming locations Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Production companies 1-2-3 Production Wish Media Trikita Entertainment

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Runtime 1h 23m
Color Color Black and White
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