Movie

Ping Pong

Released: July 20, 2002 (2002)

Runtime: 114 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama

As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Mari Natsuki as Obaba
Age at release: 50
Naoto Takenaka as Butterfly Joe
Age at release: 46
Suzuki Matsuo as Police Officer on the Bridge
Age at release: 39
Shido Nakamura as Ryuichi "Dragon" Kazama
Age at release: 29
Koji Ohkura as Manabu "Demon" Sakuma
Age at release: 28
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Ota
Age at release: 28
Arata Iura as Makoto "Smile" Tsukimoto
Age at release: 27
Sam Lee as Kong "China" Wenge
Age at release: 26
Yosuke Kubozuka as Yutaka "Peco" Hoshino
Age at release: 23
Koen Kondo as Tako
Age at release: 23

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Shinji Yamashita as Player's Father
Age at release: 50
Mako Ishino as Player's Mother
Age at release: 41
Kaei Okina as Coach for Chinese Player
Age at release: 39
Kanji Tsuda as Arcade Couple
Age at release: 36
Ryuichi Ohura as College Couple
Age at release: 33
Jiro Sato as Staff Member
Age at release: 33
Takahiro Hirano as Gomi
Age at release: 28
Erika Mabuchi as Arcade Couple
Age at release: 23
Asumi Miwa as Muuko
Age at release: 20
Chie Tanaka as College Couple
Age at release: 20
Shou Tomita as Student
Age at release: 20
Natsuki Harada as Katase High School Student
Age at release: 18
Yuri Mizutani as Hattori Mako
Age at release: 15
Shota Sometani as Boy
Age at release: 9
Mitsuki Koga as Kaiyo High School Table Tennis Club
Age at release: Unknown