Full Swing

A drama about a legendary batting coach who later becomes a high school teacher. Michihiro Takabayashi worked for seven professional baseball teams as a batting coach for 30 years and coached over 30 title holders. At the age of 58, he became a high school teacher and developed a good rapport with his students. However, he falls ill and dies of cancer before seeing off his first students' graduation.
(Source: NHK)
~~ Adapted from the novel "Koshien e no Yuigon: Densetsu no Dageki Coach Takabatake Michihiro no Shogai" by Ryusho Kadota. ~~ Based on the true story of Michihiro Takabatake.