, or for short, is a 2011 Japanese live-action film directed by Makoto Tanaka which was released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011. It is based on the bestselling book of the same name and followed a preceding anime series also of the same name. Story The movie is about Minami Kawashima (played by Atsuko Maeda), a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in place of her hospitalized friend, Yuki Miyata (Haruna Kawaguchi). She tries to lead the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by learning strategies from the business book Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices by Peter Drucker, which she mistakenly bought. Cast Atsuko Maeda as , the team assistant Koji Seto as , the baseball team's ace pitcher Minami Minegishi as , the team's scorekeeper Sosuke Ikematsu as , the team's catcher Haruna Kawaguchi as , Minami's childhood friend Yo Oizumi as , the team's coach Hiroshi Oizumi as the manager Hiroki Suzuki as Masayoshi Nikai Yukito Nishii as Yunosuke Sakurai Filming Development Moshidora was first announced on 13 December 2010, together with the main cast. The main character would be played by Atsuko Maeda in her first lead film role. Although the book was modeled on her fellow AKB48 member Minami Minegishi, Atsuko Maeda was chosen because she had more acting experience. Minami Minegishi will also star in the film as a supporting character. Music Moshidora'''s theme song was announced to be the song "Everyday, Kachūsha", sung by idol group AKB48. The lyrics of this song was written by Yasushi Akimoto, and the music was composed by Yoshimasa Inoue. Release Box officeMoshidora was first released in Japanese cinemas on 4 June 2011. It debuted in the 4th position at the Japanese box office with a total gross of US$2,232,675 in its debut weekend. Soundtrack disc The original soundtrack for the film Moshidora was released on 1 June 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Merchandise Official visual book An official visual book of the Moshidora'' film was released on 28 May 2011. It contains photographs of the making of the film. References External links 2011 films 2010s sports comedy-drama films Japanese comedy-drama films Films based on Japanese novels Mass media franchises Moshidora Toho films AKB48 Japanese baseball films 2011 comedy films 2011 drama films Films scored by Takayuki Hattori 2010s Japanese films ja:もし高校野球の女子マネージャーがドラッカーの『マネジメント』を読んだら#映画