Yôsuke Kubozuka, Arata, Sam Lee, Shidou Nakamura, Koji Ohkura
The debut feature film from Sori is a tale of adolescent angst and stylish table tennis sequences. Ping Pong's main character, Tsukimoto (Arata), is an overly sensitive young man who refuses to actual... read more 
DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007
Stats: 337 reviews
Ostensibly a sports film, but it isn't really. Based on the manga series of the same name, it's about high school championship ping pong, but instead of the classic underdog beats the world plot, we have a quiet boy with talent but no motivation for winning and his arrogant frien... read more
This movie was very original! I loved its unique depiction of friendship between two different dudes. Peco was HILARIOUS. Smile was awesome. Panda? HAHA!!! nice nickname! really nice really nice ^.^
Beautiful and surprisingly moving movie about... ping pong?! Actually, about the relationship between friends Peco and Smile. Yousuke Kubozuka is great as usual, terrific cinematography, great pacing, fantastic music by Supercar, and very good special effects.
Watching this film made me want to try ping pong. Haha. This movie has a great story, acting, comedy, and ping pong action! The only problem for me was the pacing, which wasn't too bad, but still it was a little slow.
An overlong exercise in sport as character-builder. Full Review
Overlong and overstuffed with characters and situations, Ping Pong doesn't really succeed on a dramatic level.
Ping Pong is probably the most extravagant celebration of a childhood game ever committed to film.
The film projects a sense of loopy joy that comes from being young and playing the only game that matters. Full Review
A deft, delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph.
Braced by spiky humor but tempered by sentimentality, Ping Pong might have been a disposable teen comedy if not for the Japanese film's unexpectedly thrilling action sequences and subtly profound obse... Full Review
There are no surprises in this match, but director Fumihiko Sori makes the games visually thrilling and communicates the athletic nirvana of high-level competition... Full Review
Table tennis. That's pretty much it. For two hours. Full Review
Seems more suited to video than the big screen--a study in teen angst with some digitally enhanced shots of table tennis. Full Review
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