Starter Kit: Taiwan In a school where academics reign supreme, and sports are relegated to a dusty corner of the campus, Li Ying vows to revive the basketball team by volunteering to be the head coach. Her first member is Yuan Da Ying, a country boy who is passionate about basketball but has no skill. Their recruitment goes into high gear when Dong Fang Xiang, a legendary basketball player, transfers to their school. Around the same time, Yuan Da Ying falls for Zhan Jie Er, a scholarship student who reminds him of his childhood friend. Things are complicated by the fact that her family works for Dong Fang Xiang, with whom she also grew up. Their encounter may just rewrite the school's basketball history. Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: 籃球火
- Also Known As: Basketball Fire , Basket Fire Ball , Lan Qiu Huo , 篮球火 ,
- Director: Lin He Long
- Screenwriter: Chien Chi Feng, Joyce Liu
- Genres: Comedy, Youth, Sports
Cast & Credits
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![Jerry Yan in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)]( "Jerry Yan in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)")
Jerry Yan Main Role -
![Show Lo in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)]( "Show Lo in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)")
Show Lo Main Role -
![Tracy Chou in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)]( "Tracy Chou in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)")
Tracy Chou Main Role -
![Wu Chun in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)]( "Wu Chun in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)")
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![Antony Kuo in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)]( "Antony Kuo in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)")
Antony KuoRu ZhuSupport Role -
![Jang Yan Ming in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)]( "Jang Yan Ming in Hot Shot Taiwanese Drama (2008)")
Jang Yan MingDu FeiSupport Role
Reviews
But it isn't so much the plot which makes this into a great watch: it's the direction style. Everything about it is over the top: from the athlets who fly around the court as wuxia warrior on a battlefield, to the characters who have the flavour of manga drawings, from the camera angle which plays with frozen scenes and facial expressions, to the plot itself, with its never completely serious twists. References to the battlefield, the Romans, the Greek and Sun Tzu's the art of war are scattered all over the show for the most attentive viewer to catch.
The scenes displaying street basket are awesome and the beautiful music is chosen with sense and aim.
I'm ready to recommend this to every basketball lover. Should you happen to hate this sport, then it may be a harder watch, unless you are appeased by the good-looking actors, in heaps here, and the beautiful, strong and far from whining leading ladies.
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