It has been announced that actor Suzu Hirose will be in charge of narrating the documentary film “BELIEVE: The Men Who Didn’t Give Up on Japanese Basketball” (to be released for a limited time for 4 weeks starting June 7th). He said, “I’m very happy to have the opportunity to once again convey the passion and excitement that I witnessed from the ground.”
[Video]Trailer of the movie “BELIEVE: The men who never gave up on Japanese basketball”
The film is a documentary that captures the fierce battles of the Japanese men’s basketball team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, which was held jointly by the Philippines, Japan (Okinawa), and Indonesia from August 25, 2023 to September 10, 2023.
Hirose started playing basketball in elementary school, and served as a special booster for the TV program during last year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. This is her first time narrating a documentary film. “Even though I watched the video and read the manuscript beforehand, I was so absorbed in the video that I couldn’t read it anymore,” he said, reliving the excitement of that time.“It was completely different from what I saw on site. There was a lot of footage of the players, which made me happy and fun to watch,” he said, enjoying the valuable footage that was only possible because of the close-up camera.
Hirose said, “I think the work depicts the belief and never-give-up of the Japanese men’s basketball national team in a work that reaches deep into your heart.I hope that as many people as possible can watch the wonderful games from last summer’s World Cup again. I hope it will be etched in people’s eyes,” he wrote in a message.
As one of the topics that will color the movie, the theme song “Zero Sense” (10-FEET) of last year’s No. 1 box office movie “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK” has been decided as an insert song. Enliven the heated battle. Additionally, rapper Rude α from Okinawa City, Okinawa Prefecture, wrote “Akatsuki” as the theme song. “Akatsuki”, which is inspired by the “dawn” before dawn, is a powerful song suitable for the beginning of a new history for the Japan men’s basketball team.
The poster visual features Yuta Watanabe, who recently announced his return to Japan, unfurling the Japanese flag in the center, a photo of the players and staff with happy expressions, and passionate words from the players all over the place. . The visuals convey the overflowing thoughts of AKATSUKI JAPAN, who worked together to take on the world, with phrases such as “Let’s leave it to our generation to lose,” “Everyone is the MVP,” and “We practice the best in the world.”
In addition, in the 60 seconds of the preview video, the Japanese men’s national team, which has never won at the world championships, fights with the word “BELIEVE”, and the men are shown rejoicing at the fact that they have finally obtained their long-cherished desire. You can experience the excitement, enthusiasm, and emotion of
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