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The Award-winning PBS documentary! * The only Western film ever to explore the Japanese Way of Baseball * Experience the baseball culture that produced MLB superstars Ichiro Suzuki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, and Hideki Matsui * NEW! video extras include interviews with Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees, Author Robert Whiting, deleted scenes, and more * An exciting way for your class to learn about Japan! (FREE teacher's videoussion guide available at www.pbs.org/pov) Taking Western viewers inside a never-before-seen world, Kokoyakyu (High School Baseball) follows two schools of the 4,000 in Japan striving to make it to the National Championships at Koshien Stadium. Much more just than a game, this martial arts baseball has a deeper purpose: the forging of the spirit. Through the stories of two schools, the film brings audiences inside this closed world where an American game has become a Japanese videoipline. A Tale of Two Schools: Chiben is a private, powerhouse baseball academy led by