#HandballStrive (2020)
#ハンド全力
Overview
The school’s handball club is about to close down. Can social media bring it back to life? Masao Kiyota is a high school student living in Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture. Lacking passion for anything in life, he spends his days like so many youth on his smartphone along with his childhood friend, Okamoto. One day, they upload a photo taken three years previously when they were both part of their school’s handball team. To their surprise, the post goes a little viral. Encouraged, they add the hashtag: “#Handball Full Power” and are swarmed with “likes” from around the country. Amidst the sudden social media attention, Masao and Okamoto set to resuscitating a nearly defunct men’s handball team.
Where to watch #HandballStrive
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, U-NEXT, FOD | Amazon Video, Apple TV | Amazon Video, Apple TV |
| South Korea | Watcha | wavve | wavve |
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What is #HandballStrive about?
The school’s handball club is about to close down. Can social media bring it back to life? Masao Kiyota is a high school student living in Japan’s southern Kumamoto Prefecture. Lacking passion for anything in life, he spends his days like so many youth on his smartphone along with his childhood friend, Okamoto. One day, they upload a photo taken three years previously when they were both part of their school’s handball team. To their surprise, the post goes a little viral. Encouraged, they add the hashtag: “#Handball Full Power” and are swarmed with “likes” from around the country. Amidst the sudden social media attention, Masao and Okamoto set to resuscitating a nearly defunct men’s handball team. #HandballStrive is a Comedy, Drama movie, released on 2020-07-24, runtime 108 minutes.
Is #HandballStrive worth watching?
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Where can I watch #HandballStrive?
In Japan, #HandballStrive streams on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and U-NEXT and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Daigo Matsui
Cast
- Seishirou Katou as Masao Kiyota
- Kotaro Daigo as Okamoto
- Aju Makita as Kurosawa
- Haruka Imou as Nanao
- Ryota Bando as Kurahisa
- Fuku Suzuki as Jiro
- Atsushi Shinohara as Yoshimuta
- Shouma Kai as Taichi
- Miku Tanaka as Hashimu
- Taiga Nakano as Aniue
- Mirai Shida as Teruteru
- Yumi Adachi as Ichikawa
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