Touch 5: Cross Road
Seen it?2001 | 92 min | Animation, Romance, Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics, anyone who wants a laugh and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Trying to find his own game of baseball, and not that of his brothers, Tatsuya moves to America and pitches for a poor, struggling minor league baseball team called the Emeralds. Meanwhile, Minami is still in Japan, trying to find her own path after quitting gymnastics. Inspired by a photograph of her final performance, she becomes the photographers assistant.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Cast & crew
Directed by Gisaburō Sugii
- Yuji MitsuyaTatsuya Uesugi (voice)
- Noriko HidakaMinami Asakura (voice)
- Minami TakayamaAlice Beaumont (voice)
- Kiyoshi KobayashiFranklin Beaumont (voice)
- Kazue KomiyaGina Beaumont (voice)
- Hayashiya Shōzō IXNick Candy (voice)
- Koichi KitamuraSimon (voice)
- Kazuhiko InoueBob (voice)
- Banjo GingaShouhei Harada (voice)
- Akio OtsukaTakeshi Fujimura (voice)