It is the first round of the national high school baseball tournament but we're less concerned with what goes on in the baseball diamond, rather, it is the people in the stands who we watch. A former baseball team player named Fujino and two members of the theater group, Yasuda and Tamiya, have come to cheer the team. Miyashita, once the smartest person in the grade, has just lost her position to the captain of the brass band and is on her own. As these characters interact while watching a baseball game, their hidden thoughts also become apparent... (Source: Osaka Asian Film Festival 2020 website) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: アルプススタンドのはしの方
- Also Known As: Justice of the Alps Stand , On the Edge of Their Seats , Arupusu Sutando no Hashi no Kata , アルプススタンドのはしのほう
- Director: Jojo Hideo
- Genres: Youth, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Ono Rina in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)]( "Ono Rina in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)")
Ono RinaYasuda AsuhaMain Role -
![Hirai Amon in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)]( "Hirai Amon in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)")
Hirai AmonFujino FujioMain Role -
![Nakamura Shuri in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)]( "Nakamura Shuri in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)")
Nakamura ShuriMiyashita MegumiSupport Role -
![Kuroki Hikari in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)]( "Kuroki Hikari in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)")
Kuroki HikariKusumi TomokaSupport Role -
![Nishimoto Marin in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)]( "Nishimoto Marin in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)")
Nishimoto MarinTamiya HikaruSupport Role -
![Hirai Tamao in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)]( "Hirai Tamao in Around the Edge of the Stand Japanese Movie (2020)")
Hirai Tamao Support Role
Reviews
It is truly unbelievable how come a relatively short movie about four person who knew little of each others sitting at the supporter stand (in a school-level high school tournament) can be this entertaining. For example, how things in the latter part of the movie can unravel through seemingly unassuming courses of action and how one can symphatize with all its characters despite such short duration. All of those are achieved by omitting the 'main action' itself, namely the baseball match, perhaps due to the fact it's adapted straight from a stage play (with the same title), as well as to let the audience concentrate on how things unfolding at the edge of the supporter's stand.
All of these factors make this movie so unique compared to all if not almost all youth-themed movies and series out there. And oh the acting is so good by non-dark human dramas standard, owing to the tight directing and excellent casting, of which the cast members are fresh newcomers.
I kid you not, this is not just a run-of-a-mill school-themed movie. If you are into youth-themed shows with unconventional plot and realistic acting the likes of Kirishima Bukatsu Yametteruto etc (although I found Alps Stand could be more acceptable to the masses compared to Kirishima due to its straightforwardness), this is right up your alley.
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