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DIVE!! (2008)
Directed by Naoto Kumazawa
Overview
Tomoki Sakai is your average junior-high student. Fascinated by the diving skills of Yōichi Fujitani, an elite athlete born into a family of former Olympic divers, Tomoki joins the Mizuki Diving Club (MDC) where Yōichi trains. However, the club is in the red, and its very survival is under question. Beautiful Kayoko Asaki has just returned from the US and joins the club as a new coach, with the mission to save MDC. Her goal is for the club to produce an athlete capable of competing in the Olympics. She brings in Shibuki Okitsu, a skillful diver with a wild streak from Tsugaru. Meanwhile, Kayoko discovers that Tomoki possesses a unique ability called “diamond eyes” and inspires him to begin serious training. Tomoki, Yōichi, and Shibuki have to overcome personal problems and struggle through conflicts and setbacks in the sport to achieve their dreams.
Length 115 minutes
Actors
Kento Hayashi | Sosuke Ikematsu | Junpei Mizobata | Asaka Seto | Misako Renbutsu | Ken Mitsuishi | Toru Emori | Shohei Yamazaki | Koji Sato | Taizo Shiina | Junya Ikeda | Iori Ashihara | Takumi Kitamura | Kensho Ono | Takamasa Abe