Full Swing (2008 TV series)

Full Swing (フルスイング) is a 2008 Japanese television series. It is based on the biography of Michihiro Takabatake, a professional baseball player and coach who became a high-school teacher at the age of 59.

Cast

 * Katsumi Takahashi as Michihiro Takabayashi
 * Ran Itō as Michiko Takabayashi
 * Shohei Kawaguchi as Kōhei Takabayashi
 * Katsuya Kobayashi as Kazuma Aragaki
 * Kōtarō Satomi as Seiichirō Tendō
 * Masato Hagiwara as Ikkyū Abe
 * Kazue Fukiishi as Aya Tokitō
 * Shinya Tsukamoto as Saburō Ōta

Awards

 * Hoso Bunka Foundation Award (Episodes 1 and 4)