Ključna beseda Baseball Stadium

Režiser eksistencialnih dram Stik in Brodolom predstavlja življenjsko preizkušnjo pilota Whipa, ki se nikakor ne more upreti alkoholu, pred poleti pa svojo opitost skrije s pomočjo kokaina. Ko doživi strmoglavljenje letala, mu z drznostjo uspe preprečiti tragedijo, toda med tem, ko ga ljudje slavijo kot heroja, se njegovo življenje znajde pod lupo letalskih preiskovalcev. S pomočjo vodje sindikata Charlieja in zvitega odvetnika Hugha spretno zakriva resnico, toda naposled se mora soočiti s posledicami svojih laži in nepremišljenih dejanj. Film je prejel nominacijo za zlati globus in dve nominaciji za oskarja.

Ren Mihashi was the ace of his middle school's baseball team, but due to his poor pitching, they could never win. Constant losses eventually lead to his teammates bullying him and reached the point where his teammates no longer tried to win, causing Mihashi to graduate with little self-esteem. As a result, Mihashi decides to go to a high school in a different prefecture where he has no intention of playing baseball. Unfortunately, upon his arrival at Nishiura High, he is dragged into joining their new team as the starting pitcher. Although unwilling at first, Mihashi realizes that this is a place where he will be accepted for who he is; with help from the catcher Takaya Abe, he starts to have more confidence in his own abilities. Abe, seeing the potential in Mihashi, makes it a goal to help him become a pitcher worthy of being called an ace.