Ping Pong
“Enter the hero!”
Synopsis
As children, the introverted Smile was frequently bullied by a group of kids until Peco, brash and assertive, arrived and drove them away. Peco then took Smile under his wing, teaching him how to play ping pong. Through this experience, a lifelong best friendship developed between the two boys, despite their contrasting personalities.
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Principal cast & crew: 32
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Edited by Soichi UenoShot by Akira Sako
Also known as
- Ping Pongde
- Ping Pongen
- Pinponen
- Ping-Ponges
- Ping pongfr
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Cast & Crew
32 unique people credited
Top billed 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
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
as Ota
Koen Kondo
as Tako
Takahiro Hirano
as Gomi
Kaei Okina
as Coach for Chinese Player
Supporting cast
13Asumi Miwa
as Muuko
Kanji Tsuda
as Arcade Couple
Mako Ishino
Erika Mabuchi
as Arcade Couple
Shinji Yamashita
as Player's Father
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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2Other crew
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