Japan Synopsis
ピンポン
“Enter the hero!”
As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ping Pong. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedHaikyuu!! The Movie: The End and the Beginning
★ 8.5 · Japan
3 sharedHaikyuu!! Movie 2: Winners and Losers
★ 8.1 · Japan
3 sharedSlam Dunk: The Movie
★ 5.7 · Japan
3 sharedSlam Dunk 2: National Tournament
★ 5.2 · Japan
3 sharedNasu: Summer in Andalusia
★ 7.1 · Japan
2 sharedThe Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
★ 7.3 · Japan
Other Titles From TBS
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ping Pong itself).
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
Ping Pong holds position #104 of 247 Japan films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ping Pong premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other Japan films in 2002.
The 1439th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
54 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,156 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #747 of 1,411 (top 53%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TBS, Asmik Ace Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | July 20, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0328258 |
| Official Site | www.pingpong-movie.com |