Genre: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Haruka Ayase, Munetaka Aoki, Toru Nakamura, Seiji Fukushi, Masaki Honjo, Yoshie Ichige, Takuya Ishida, Haruki Kimura, Megumi Ryuichiro, Ken Mitsuishi
Release year: 2009
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
SYNOPSIS:
Mikako is a young junior high school teacher who has just transferred to a new school. Excited to be starting a new job, she volunteers for a coach for a boys volleyball club. But, she finds out that there is almost no activity in the club… There are only 5 members, and they are all losers who haven’t even touched a volleyball and only think about girls…
To give them an incentive to try hard, she promises them that she will show them her boobs if they win a game! Since then, the boys start practicing extremely hard. Feeling uneasy but happy at the same time to see their attitude changing, Mikako starts to like and trust them. She also learns from them and gets back her confidence which once she lost.
Right before the day of the first game, ‘the promise’ is discovered by the school side, and it becomes a big problem…
RATING: ?/10
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REVIEW:
" Although “Oppai Volleyball” is basically a one joke film, it certainly makes the very most of it, and even non Japanese speaking viewers will come away having the word for ‘boob’ burned into their brains after hearing it howled every few minutes. Much like its young characters, the film really is breast obsessed, with lots of gags revolving around associated wordplay or the boys trying to catch an eyeful. However, despite this, and the fact that it is hard to shake the feeling that there is something essentially not quite wholesome about the story, the film is a fairly innocent affair without anything perverse or distasteful. Most of the slapstick is innocuously amusing stuff, and as such its hard not to root for the team as they give their all in the name of getting Ayase to shed her top. This does make for some very funny moments, such as the boys constant chanting of ‘boobs!’ at decidedly inappropriate moments, or Ayase’s priceless motivational speech, which involves her whipping them into a battle frenzy by telling them ‘do your best to see my boobs!’ – all things considered, putting the oratories of Mel Gibson in “Braveheart” or Russell Crowe in “Gladiator” to shame.
Breast gags aside, the film actually works well as a coming of age story for the young boys, facing parental difficulties, bullying, and the realisation that their lives will soon be taking them on different roads. As things progress, the film increasingly focuses on Mikako’s personal journey, revealing her own chequered past and insecurities, as well as her relationships with her ex-boyfriend and a potential new beau. Though she doesn’t have anything too substantial to work with, Ayase has real screen presence, and turns in a good performance
in her role, managing to flesh out her character beyond mere eye candy – though she certainly provides that as well, looking incredibly cute throughout.
The sports aspect of the film is reasonably well handled, though director Hasumi Eiichiro seems to forget all about the volleyball for long stretches of the running time aside from wacky training montages. Things do pick up for the last act, when the lads take on the usual black-clad evil team, and the finale is surprisingly rousing, leading to a satisfying conclusion. Eiichiro throws in plenty of 70s pop songs, which give the film a bright and breezy feel and help it to move along at a cheerful pace. Similarly, the production values are reasonably impressive, and the film does a good job of recreating the time and place, making for a fair amount of nostalgia.
Although undeniably slight, “Oppai Volleyball” is certainly a great deal
of well-meaning fun and manages to entertain throughout. Whilst obviously a must-see for all fans of Haruka Ayase, it should also be enjoyed by anyone looking for sports comedy, light personal journey drama, or a non-stop onslaught of breast jokes. "
Source: BeyondHollywood
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