Drucker in the Dug-Out: A Japanese baseball girl meets Peter Drucker (もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら, Moshi Kōkō Yakyū no Joshi Manējā ga Dorakkā no "Manejimento" o Yondara; lit. 'What If the Female Manager of a High-School Baseball Team Read Drucker's Management?'), or Moshidora (もしドラ) for short, is a 2011 Japanese live-action film directed by Makoto Tanaka which was released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011. It is based on the bestselling book of the same name and followed a preceding anime series also of the same name.
Contents
Story
The movie is about Minami Kawashima (played by Atsuko Maeda), a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in place of her hospitalized friend, Yuki Miyata (Haruna Kawaguchi). She tries to lead the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by learning strategies from the business book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices by Peter Drucker, which she mistakenly bought.
Cast
Atsuko Maeda as Minami Kawashima (川島 みなみ, Kawashima Minami), the team assistant
Koji Seto as Keiichirō Asano (浅野 慶一郎, Asano Keiichirō), the baseball team's ace pitcher
Minami Minegishi as Ayano Hōjō (北条 文乃, Hōjō Ayano), the team's scorekeeper
Sosuke Ikematsu as Jirō Kashiwagi (柏木 次郎, Kashiwagi Jirō), the team's catcher
Haruna Kawaguchi as Yuki Miyata (宮田 夕紀, Miyata Yūki), Minami's childhood friend
Yo Oizumi as Makoto Kachi (加地 誠, Kachi Makoto), the team's coach
Hiroshi Oizumi as the manager
Hiroki Suzuki as Masayoshi Nikai
Yukito Nishii as Yunosuke Sakurai
Filming
Development
Drucker in the Dug-Out was first announced on 13 December 2010, together with the main cast. The main character would be played by Atsuko Maeda in her first lead film role. Although the book was modeled on her fellow AKB48 member Minami Minegishi, Atsuko Maeda was chosen because she had more acting experience. Minami Minegishi will also star in the film as a supporting character.
Music
Drucker in the Dug-Out's theme song was announced to be the song "Everyday, Kachūsha", sung by idol group AKB48. The lyrics of this song was written by Yasushi Akimoto, and the music was composed by Yoshimasa Inoue.
Release
Box office
Drucker in the Dug-Out was first released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011. It debuted in the 4th position at the Japanese box office with a total gross of US$2,232,675 in its debut weekend.
Soundtrack disc
The original soundtrack for the film Drucker in the Dug-Out was released on 1 June 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Merchandise
Official visual book
An official visual book of the Drucker in the Dug-Out film was released on 28 May 2011. It contains photographs of the making of the film.