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I Will Buy You
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Wikipedia article
is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is based on a novel by Minoru no.
Plot
Kishimoto is a talent scout for the Toyo Flowers baseball club, one of three competitors who try to buy new promising hitter Kurita for their team. While Kurita's shadowy benefactor and manager Kyuki, who financed the student's education, is making negotiations, Kurita's girlfriend Fudeko tries to talk him out of entering the professional baseball league. The competitors finally meet at the countryside home of Kurita's family, who have their own plans for their son and brother.
Cast
* Keiji Sada as Kishimoto
* Ynosuke It as Kyuki
* Keiko Kishi as Fudeko, Kurita's girlfriend
* Minoru ki as Kurita
* Eijir Tno as Ogushi
* Mitsuko Mito as Ryuko, Kyuki's mistress
Reception
Film historians Donald Richie and Joseph L. Anderson wrote in their 1959 compendium 'The Japanese Film Art & Industry' that "Kobayashi lacked the power to present a really smashing indictment". In his 'Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day', Alexander Jacoby called 'I Will Buy You' a "critique of commercial values in the world of sport" which benefited from the persona of actor Ynosuke It.
References
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