Ping Pong (2002)

Enter the hero!

ComedyDrama

As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.

Release Date: July 20, 2002
Runtime: 1h 54m
Rating: 7.1/10 (63 votes)

Director: Fumihiko Sori

Cast: Yosuke Kubozuka, Arata Iura, Sam Lee, Shido Nakamura, Koji Ohkura, Naoto Takenaka, Mari Natsuki, Suzuki Matsuo

Production: TBS, Asmik Ace Entertainment

sports ping pong based on manga anime

Full Cast (25 people)

Yosuke Kubozuka as Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino
Arata Iura as Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto
Sam Lee as Kong "China" Wenge
Shido Nakamura as Ryuichi "Dragon" Kazama
Koji Ohkura as Manabu "Demon" Sakuma
Naoto Takenaka as Butterfly Joe
Mari Natsuki as Obaba
Suzuki Matsuo as Police Officer on the Bridge
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Ota
Koen Kondo as Tako
Takahiro Hirano as Gomi
Kaei Okina as Coach for Chinese Player
Asumi Miwa as Muuko
Kanji Tsuda as Arcade Couple
Erika Mabuchi as Arcade Couple
Shinji Yamashita as Player's Father
Mako Ishino as Player's Mother
Shota Sometani as Boy
Ryuichi Ohura as College Couple
Chie Tanaka as College Couple
Yuri Mizutani as Hattori Mako
Jiro Sato as Staff Member
Natsuki Harada as Katase High School Student
Mitsuki Koga as Kaiyo High School Table Tennis Club
Shou Tomita as Student

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Ping Pong

Ping Pong

Ping Pong

Enter the hero!

Ping Pong

Ping Pong

Enter the hero!

114 min

As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.

Enter the hero!

114 min

As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.

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Original LanguageJapanese

Release Date7/20/2002

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Cast

Yosuke Kubozuka

as Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino

Arata Iura

as Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto

Sam Lee

as Kong "China" Wenge

Shido Nakamura

as Ryuichi "Dragon" Kazama

Koji Ohkura

as Manabu "Demon" Sakuma

Naoto Takenaka

as Butterfly Joe

Mari Natsuki

as Obaba

Suzuki Matsuo

as Police Officer on the Bridge

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ping Pong about?▾

As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play…

How long is Ping Pong?▾

1h 54m

When was Ping Pong released?▾

July 20, 2002

Who directed Ping Pong?▾

Fumihiko Sori

Who stars in Ping Pong?▾

Yosuke Kubozuka, Arata Iura, Sam Lee

What genre is Ping Pong?▾

Comedy, Drama