NHK's program "Netsudan Playback," which tells the stories of the lives of heroes and heroines that everyone admires and shocking events that caused a stir in the world as "completely new storytelling," will broadcast "The Dramatic Life of Mr. Professional Baseball, Nagashima Shigeo!" on NHK General TV from 8:15 p.m. on November 20th (excluding some areas).
The program will focus on the three home runs that "Mister" Nagashima Shigeo, a legendary player representing the professional baseball world of the Showa era, hit at crucial moments in order to live up to the expectations of those around him, and will delve into his dramatic baseball career with rare footage of the hits.
With the encouragement of his beloved father, Nagashima, a young baseball player who excelled in the baseball club throughout middle and high school, hit a home run dedicated to his father in his final summer of high school. In his second year with the Yomiuri Giants, in a legendary game watched by the Emperor, with the score tied, in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the time for the Emperor to leave the stadium drew near, Nagashima stepped up to bat... Always committed to "playing captivating baseball," Nagashima hit a home run dedicated to his fans on his final day as a player. Storyteller Kanda Haruhi passionately recounts the moving story behind these three home runs.
