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  • 2007
  • Viz Pictures
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2007
  • Viz Pictures
  • 1 h 54 m
Ping Pong

Summary Peco and Smile are members of the high school table tennis club. Peco is charismatic and has a passion for the sport, while Smile is introverted. Despite Smile's greater natural talent, he sees the sport as simply a way to pass the time, and often lets less able players such as Peco beat him out of consideration for their feelings. Throu...

Directed By: Fumihiko Sori

Written By: Taiyô Matsumoto, Kankurô Kudô

  • 2007
  • Viz Pictures
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2007
  • Viz Pictures
  • 1 h 54 m

Ping Pong

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Generally Favorable
7.5
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Summary Peco and Smile are members of the high school table tennis club. Peco is charismatic and has a passion for the sport, while Smile is introverted. Despite Smile's greater natural talent, he sees the sport as simply a way to pass the time, and often lets less able players such as Peco beat him out of consideration for their feelings. Throu...

Directed By: Fumihiko Sori

Written By: Taiyô Matsumoto, Kankurô Kudô

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75
There's nothing particularly original or striking about Ping Pong except its style. It's a breezy, likable story, and the director here, Fumihiko Sori, obviously enjoys his work.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
70
Stylistically stunning and completely nuts, Ping Pong is nevertheless perceptive about male social hierarchies and the benefits of knowing your place.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
70
Very striking stylistic control is exerted in this absorbing if overlong tale of angst-ridden high school competitors.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
58
There are no surprises in this match, but director Fumihiko Sori makes the games visually thrilling.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
50
The main characters are a couple of revered high school table-tennis champs (one short and aggressive, the other tall and moody), and their efforts to win a big national tournament accommodate plenty of Zen aphorisms, glaring showdowns, and slow-motion paddle swinging.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW
50
Overlong and overstuffed with characters and situations, Ping Pong doesn't really succeed on a dramatic level. But there is no denying its skill in rendering its chosen milieu with an intense visual immediacy.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
40
The film vividly portrays the obsessive landscape of Japanese table tennis, but the endless ping . . . pong of that teeny ball bouncing over that teeny net gets tiresome, especially in slo-mo.
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Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Production Company Asmik Ace Entertainment, BS-i, Imagica Corp., Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
Release Date Apr 6, 2007
Duration 1 h 54 m
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Website http://www.pingpong-movie.com/
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Awards

Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Mainichi Film Concours
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Blue Ribbon Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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