October 16th, 1943.
It was a special game that will be talked about forever.

Under a blue sky, young people on the field intently chased a white ball. The year was 1943, and the Pacific War was threatening to rob them of their youth. The Six University Baseball League was abolished, with the argument that "baseball is a sport of the enemy, America," and the student draft deferral was suspended, forcing them to put down their bats and take up guns.

However, Waseda University baseball team advisor Tobita Suishu vowed to continue playing baseball with the students until the day they were called to war. Outfielder Toda Junji was scolded by his strict father, who told him, "In this emergency situation..." but he practiced hard, remembering the words of his older brother, who had volunteered, "Leave the war to me and you play baseball." The players' desire to play was simply to play a game.

One day, Keio University President Koizumi Shinzo challenged Tobita to a "Waseda-Keio Game." Toda gladly accepts Koizumi's heartfelt wish to leave a mark of his life for the young people who may never return home, but the Waseda University president stubbornly refuses. With Toda forcing his way through, the Waseda-Keio game finally begins. It is a farewell, but also a game filled with hope for tomorrow...

©2008 "Last Game: The Final Waseda-Keio Game" Production Committee