A pitcher winds up at the National High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium in Osaka. You want pure sports spectacle? You want the "thrill of. Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball is a documentary film about high school baseball in Japan, the pastime that has turned into an obsession. The film. On the Internet message board for the documentary “Kokoyakyu (High School Baseball),” which was aired by the U.S. public broadcaster PBS.

Last week (on July 4th) I watched the premiere of Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball on PBS. It is a documentary covering high school baseball. A pitcher winds up at the National High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium in Osaka. You want pure sports spectacle? You want the "thrill of. Chiben Academy is a private, powerhouse baseball academy led by Japan's most legendary tough-as-nails coach, Takashima-kantoku. Two Japanese high school baseball teams strive to make it to the National Championships at Koshien Stadium. This is an extremely well made, often. On the Internet message board for the documentary “Kokoyakyu (High School Baseball),” which was aired by the U.S. public broadcaster PBS. Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball is a documentary film about high school baseball in Japan, the pastime that has turned into an obsession. The film. Taking Western viewers inside a never-before-seen world, Kokoyakyu (High School Baseball)" follows two schools of the 4, in Japan striving to make it to the. And for many of the country's youth, the sport has become a rite of passage, epitomized by the national high school baseball tournament known simply as.