a 2008 Japanese film inspired by the 2001 Hong Kong film Shaolin Soccer

Shaolin Soccer

Shaolin Soccer is a 2001 Hong Kong comedy film co-written, directed by and starring Stephen Chow. A former Shaolin monk reunites his five brothers, years after their master's death, to apply their superhuman martial arts skills to play soccer and bring Shaolin kung fu to the masses.In 2008 a...

. Unlike the original film, the movie focuses on women's lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

. It starred Japanese actress Kou Shibasaki

Kou Shibasaki

, born Yukie Yamamura, on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese singer and actress.-Music career:Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single Trust My Feelings, but she became recognized for her second single Tsuki no shizuku which was used for the...

 and Hong Kong actors Lam Chi Chung

Lam Chi Chung

Lam Chi-chung is a Hong Kong actor.-Actor:* The Haunting Lover * Flirting Scholar 2 * All's Well, Ends Wel 2010 * Just Another Pandora's Box * Here Comes Fortune * Chinese Paladin 3...

 and Tin Kai Man return from the original film. The film was released in Japan on April 26, 2008. Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow Sing-Chi is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer.- Professional career :Stephen Chow began as a temporary actor for TVB. He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there, although he had few opportunities to appear in films. Chow graduated from...

, director and star in Shaolin Soccer, was the producer, but is not credited as writer or director.

Cast

• Kou Shibasaki
  Kou Shibasaki
  , born Yukie Yamamura, on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese singer and actress.-Music career:Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single Trust My Feelings, but she became recognized for her second single Tsuki no shizuku which was used for the...
  
  
• Toru Nakamura
• Kitty Zhang Yuqi
• Tin Kai Man
• Lam Chi Chung
  Lam Chi Chung
  Lam Chi-chung is a Hong Kong actor.-Actor:* The Haunting Lover * Flirting Scholar 2 * All's Well, Ends Wel 2010 * Just Another Pandora's Box * Here Comes Fortune * Chinese Paladin 3...
  
  
• Takashi Okamura
  Takashi Okamura (comedian)
  is a Japanese comedian and one half of the owarai duo Ninety-nine , playing the "comic stooge" or boke of the group. His nicknames range from "OkatakaLeader" to "Okachan"...
  
  
• Yosuke Eguchi
  Yōsuke Eguchi
  is a Japanese poet, actor and singer, who most recently starred in 2009 Japanese film Goemon. Since 1986, he as appeared in a number of television series and movies. He is married to the actress and pop star Chisato Moritaka, with whom he has a son and a daughter....
  
  
• Naoko Watanabe
  Naoko Watanabe (actress)
  is a Japanese actress and model who was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 30, 1984. She should be distinguished from the Japanese voice actress , born November 21, 1959....
  
  
• Miyuu Sawai