Kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru 2009

Haiji was an elite runner, but has not competed due to a past injury. He then meets fellow elite runner Kakeru who also left running, but caused by a dispute. Their meeting inspires both young men to run again, with Haiji choosing the fabled "Hakone Ekiden" (long distance relay race). The race requires a 10 member team so Haiji and Kakeru recruits 8 others (some of whom have never even run before). Within this unlikely group of runners a bond is formed through their training and a belief that they can accomplish the impossible.

Cast:

Keisuke Koide
Haiji Kiyose 

Kento Hayashi
Kakeru Kurahara 

Yuichi Nakamura
Akane Kashiwazaki / Prince 

Yôsuke Kawamura
Akihiro Hirata / Niko 

Jun Hashimoto
Takashi Sugiyama 

Ren Mori
Yohei Sakaguchi 

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