THE LAST PITCH

A Mikawa Eiga Production

最期の投球

A feature film project in development

A former national softball ace, now living in isolation,
is asked to coach a team of women abandoned by society.
As they struggle against a system built on obedience and survival,
they begin fighting not to win —
but to reclaim their lives.

LOGLINE

A former women’s softball star, haunted by a past she never chose to confront, begins coaching a fractured welfare team made up of people abandoned by society.
Together, they challenge a system that values safety over humanity—and fight to reclaim the courage to choose their own lives.

SHORT SYNOPSIS

Aki was once one of Japan's greatest softball pitchers.

Now elderly and isolated, she believes her life is already over.

When she becomes the coach of a fractured welfare softball team made up of women abandoned by society, she is forced to confront the greatest failure of her life.

As the team struggles to survive, they begin fighting not to win—but to reclaim their lives.

"The Last Pitch" is a story about hope, dignity, and the courage to begin again.

DIRECTOR’

S STATEMENT

As people grow older, many begin to believe:

"It's too late."

"I'm too old."

"Nothing will change."

The Last Pitch was born from a simple question:

Is it ever too late to begin again?

This film is about people abandoned by society—the elderly, the disabled, immigrants, and those who no longer believe their lives can change.

They do not fight because they believe they will win.

They fight because they still want to believe their lives are not over.

Meet the Director

DIRECTOR BIO

AKIRA IWAMATSU

Akira Iwamatsu is an independent filmmaker based in the Mikawa region of Japan.

Through grassroots filmmaking, he explores themes of loneliness, family, aging, rebirth, and people living at the margins of society.

His feature film Katsuai (Ben-Joe) was officially selected for the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and later received a nationwide theatrical release in Japan.

His short film Love's Greeting received awards and official selections at multiple international film festivals, including the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and Japan Filmfest Hamburg.

Through stories of people struggling to find hope and meaning, Iwamatsu creates films rooted in local communities while speaking to universal human experiences.

The Last Pitch represents his most personal work to date.