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Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn’t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.

Home Court : Traces the ascent of Ashley Chea, a basketball prodigy whose life intensifies amid recruitment, injury, and triumph throughout her high school career.

Director : Erica Tanamachi

Producer : Erica Tanamachi, Jenn Lee Smith, Brandon Soun

Screenwriter : Jean Kawahara, Erica Tanamachi

Production Co : Asian Ballers

Genre : Documentary, Sports

Original Language : English

Release Date (TV) : Mar 24, 2025

Runtime : 1h 35m

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