The Brighton Miracle

1h 23min

Drama

Inspired by true events, the story begins with Japanese rugby officials dwelling on a humiliating anniversary, a 145-17 defeat by the New Zealand All Blacks in the 1995 World Cup. Officials question their decision to appoint Eddie Jones, to coach their national team for the 2015 World Cup. Jones plans to defy convention in order to put a stop to Japan being the laughing stock of world rugby.

Production Companies

Eastpool Films

Shogun Productions

Syn Entertainment

Cast

Temuera Morrison

Temuera Morrison

Eddie Jones
Lasarus Ratuere

Lasarus Ratuere

Michael Leitch
Sumire

Sumire

Satomi Leitch
Youki Kudoh

Youki Kudoh

Nellie Jones
Yutaka Izumihara

Yutaka Izumihara

Ayumi Goromaru
Kei Kudo

Kei Kudo

Toshiaki Hirose
Takenori Omura

Takenori Omura

Himself (J.R.)
Rumi Kikuchi

Rumi Kikuchi

Therapy nurse
Chris Bartholomew

Chris Bartholomew

Bill-Reporter
Oscar Lin

Oscar Lin

Eddie Jones (23 Years)
Michael Hartcher

Michael Hartcher

Lawnmower man
Keiichi Enomoto

Keiichi Enomoto

Elevator Man

Release date

29th Oct 2019

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語, English