Press Release - 'Land of the Rising Fastball : A History of Baseball in Japan '

Blackwood Entertainment Group and Happy Trailers HD have submitted their co produced documentary ‘Land of the Rising Fastball‘ to Tribeca Film Festival in 2010.

The Film is directed by Lance Miccio who has just come off his cult hit documentary ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Made in Mexico from Evolution to Revolution.

The documentary explores Japan’s National Pastime …Baseball.
In his unique style Miccio and a team of American and Japanese film crew travel the world and visit nine cities to bring the tale of Japanese Baseball to the viewer, covering the game and its history in Japan from 1872 till today.

”Land of the Rising Fastball is fascinating, fun and instructive. It is a rare combination of professional production and serious content.“
-Dr William Kelly, Yale Anthropology Chair

“Lance Miccio is one of the most eccentric, dedicated, and unusual documentarions working today.”
-Oscar nominated screenwriter 'Reversal of Fortune ' Nick Kazan

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