Yellow Ball (PART 2 OF 3)

 

Yellow Ball (PART 2 OF 3)





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So, Kato, you've picked up eight movies you'd like to watch, huh?


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Yes, I have. 　Which one of those would you like to watch, Diane?

I'd say "In Search of Chopin," which sounds quite interesting.


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So, Diane, you love Chopin's music, eh?



Yes, I do---very much so.

Which piece do you like the most, Diane?

Of course, I love his "Nocturne op.9 No.2."


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Ummmm... 　I love it, too.



What else do you love, Kato?

I love "Tristesse."


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So, Kato, you like melancholic pieces, huh?



Yes, I do.

Tell me, Kato, which one of your picks do you like to watch the most?

Of course, I'd like to see the following movie.


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I see... the baseball team of the Japanese Canadians, huh?



Yes. 　Actually, I thought I'd already watched it, but the above film was made in 2014. 　What I viewed is the following flick.

Sleeping Tigers

(The Asahi Baseball Story)


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In pre-World War II Vancouver the Asahi baseball team was unbeatable, outplaying the taller Caucasian teams and winning the prestigious Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years.

When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, the Canadian government sent every person of Japanese descent, whether born in Canada or not, to internment camps.

Faced with hardship and isolation, the former Asahi members survived by playing baseball.

Their passion for this quintessential North American game soon attracted other players, including RCMP and local townspeople, and the baseball games helped to break down racial and cultural barriers.

In Sleeping Tigers, award-winning director Jari Osborne skillfully weaves archival film and dramatic re-creations, along with candid interviews with the last of the Asahi, to tell this remarkable story.

2002, 50 min 47 s

Directed by Jari Osborne

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SOURCE: "Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story"
National Film Board of Canada

The above movie was made in 2002. 　I'm pretty sure that the Japanese movie "Vancouver Asahi" was inspired by the "Sleeping Tigers."



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【Himiko's Monologue】


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I wish I were at the film festival in Vancouver.
I'd like to watch as many love stories as possible.

A decade ago, I watched "Love Story."
I was moved so much that I even forgot to eat my supper that night.


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The theme music is beautiful---I love it better than any other music piece.

However, music is one thing; food is yet another.
Romance doesn't fill my stomach.
I'm quite hungry now, and feel like eating sushi.

How about you?
Do you like sushi?
I'm sure you do.

Why don't you make California rolls?
I'll show you how to make those rolls.

California Rolls

An Easy Sushi Recipe

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Now, you know how to do it.
Enjoy it to the hilt.

In any case, I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.

Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...


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(To be followed)