Shintaro Yokota, at 18, fulfilled his childhood dream with a dazzling pro debut. Embraced by a loving family and his team, he had a bright career lay ahead—until something felt wrong with his vision. A medical examination delivered a diagnosis no young athlete should ever hear: a brain tumor. Driven by a single desire to play baseball and supported by those who never stopped believing in his comeback, he fought on until his final game, which saw a miracle no one had imagined. The true story of Yokota that continues to move and inspire us all.
Japanese study overview
Eikou no Back Home is a Japanese movie of 15,988 characters, with 1,545 unique words and 680 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,545 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 慎太郎Shintarō×121
- 横田Yokuta×103
- 俺I×48
- 野球baseball×47
- 見えるto be seen×28
- 甲子園Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture)×28
- 思うto think×27
- 言うto say×26
- お前you×26
- 今now×24
- 自分myself×22
- 打つto hit×21
- 北條Kitashino×20
- 阪神Osaka-Kobe×16
- 一軍an army×7
- 腫瘍tumor×6
- 架橋bridge-building×6
- 鹿児島Kagoshima (city, prefecture)×5
- 山下foot of a mountain×5
- 背番号number on the back of a player's uniform×5