Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High

Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High
Film poster
Directed byAkira Nagai
Written byYoshihiro Izumi
Based on
Teiichi no Kuni
by Usamaru Furuya
Starring
CinematographyKeisuke Imamura
Edited by
  • Masaharu Hirakawa
  • Suguru Ninomuya
Music byTakashi Watanabe
Production
company
AOI Pro.
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • April 29, 2017 (2017-04-29) (Japan)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.73 billion (US$15,545,390)

Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High (Japanese: 帝一の國, Hepburn: Teiichi no Kuni) is a 2017 Japanese comedy film directed by Akira Nagai and based on the manga series of the same name written by Usamaru Furuya.

Plot

Kaitei Supreme High School is described as a prestigious private high school in Japan. Admission is highly selective, with approximately 800 students reportedly enrolled from across the country. The school is said to have strong connections with Japan's business and political communities, and its student government is portrayed as an important leadership institution. According to accounts of the school, former student union presidents may go on to pursue careers in politics, although such positions do not automatically lead to government office. Competition for student union leadership is also described as strong, with candidates generally expected to have previously served as class representatives.

In the April of this year, the new school term starts. The first year student at The Kaitei Supreme High School, Teiichi Akaba with his childhood dream which is to become the prime minister of Japan becomes the monitor of class one successfully. Also, Teiichi Akaba's father is a dignitary in the political circle. Then Teiichi Akaba decides to take part in the campaign of student union's president. However, he must face other powerful competitors' challenge. One of the main competitor, Kikuma Tōgō is the monitor of class two, and he is the son of Teiichi Akaba's father's political mortal enemy. The other competitor is the monitor of class three, Dan Ōtaka. He has excellent academic grades and actually comes from the lower middle class of society.

The ambitious Teiichi Akaba starts his political career by supporting the second year student Roland Himuro who is the monitor of class six to become the president of the student union. The dominant competitor of Roland Himuro is the monitor of class five, Okuto Morizono. In the student convention of school, Teiichi Akaba offers a proposal of being the flag raiser to Roland Himuro. During the conference, Kikuma Tōgō tries to cut the line of the flag in order to cast blame on Teiichi Akaba. However, his trickery not prevailed successfully. After this accident, Teiichi Akaba earns the trust of Roland Himuro.

In the future, Teiichi Akaba must try his best on strategy, on the social network and on academic grades. He even wants to sacrifices his life fighting against his enemies. Many unpredictable betrays and traps are waiting for him. The battle on The Kaitei Supreme High school started.

Cast

Awards

Award ceremony Category Nominee Result
42nd Hochi Film Award Best Actor Masaki Suda Won
30th Nikkan Sports Film Award Best Actor Won
Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award Ryoma Takeuchi Won
41st Japan Academy Prize Newcomer of the Year Won

Reception

The film earned ¥214 million (US$1.9 million) and ranked #4 in the Japanese box office on its opening weekend.

References

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  2. ↑ "Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film's Poster Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Teiichi: Battle of Supreme High".
  4. ↑ "Usamaru Furuya's Teiichi no Kuni Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Usamaru Furuya to End Teiichi no Kuni Manga This Year". Anime News Network. January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ 帝一の國. eiga.com. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film's Teaser Shows Teiichi Campaigning". Anime News Network. December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Live-Action Film of Usamaru Furuya's Teiichi no Kuni Manga Casts Masaki Suda". Anime News Network. April 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film Announces More of Cast". Anime News Network. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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