Title: バスケも恋も、していたい Basuke (Basketball) mo Koi mo, Shiteitai
English Title: I Want to Play Basketball and Be In Love
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Year: 2016
Episode: 03
Cast:
- 藤ヶ谷太輔 Fujigaya Taisuke
- 山本美月 Yamamoto Mizuki
- 永瀬匡 Nagase Tasuku
- 川栄李奈 Kawaei Rina
- 吉沢亮 Yoshizawa Ryo
- 澤部佑 Sawabe Yu
SYNOPSIS
Tsuchiya Tomomitsu loves basketball but he's not very good at it. He was the team captain of his high school basketball team, and he encourages everyone in the team to do their best.
Takamatsu Yūki is the ace player of his high school basketball team, and he's talented enough to become a professional player. Yūki respects Tomomitsu's hard work for the team.
Sugawara Akane is the manager of the high school basketball team, and she is Yūki's girlfriend. She supports Tomomitsu and Yūki in their goal to win a basketball championship.
Hatori Sae likes Tomomitsu, and she silently watches him as he practices basketball. When Tomomitsu was losing heart and was ready to give up, Sae encourages him to keep going.
REVIEW
Basketball mo Koi mo, Shiteitai is a short drama about being passionate about doing what you love, sometimes doing what you love in ingenious ways that you wouldn't think of before.
Tsuchiya Tomomitsu loves basketball but he's not a very good player. I understand how frustrating it is when you love something but you're not very good at it so it's not very realistic to pursue it as a career. In a way, you can't help but be envious of people who are quite talented in fields that they love and can actually pursue it as a profession.
But I suppose it's important to remember that even if you couldn't achieve your dreams in the most obvious ways, there are ingenious ways to still do whatever it is that you love. In Tomomitsu's case, be became a coach for the local children's team.
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バスケも恋も、していたい Basketball mo Koi mo, Shiteitai
