, also known as Third and The Boy on Third Base, is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Yà Âichi Higashi and written by Shà «ji Terayama. It stars Toshiyuki Nagashima in the lead role. The film was produced by Art Theatre Guild and released on March 15, 1978, in Japan.
High school student Shinji Seno (Toshiyuki Nagashima) and his female friends from the newspaper club, bored with their small town lives, turn to prostitution to earn money to move to the city. However, they run afoul of a local yakuza member. The conflict turns violent, and ends with Shinji beating the man to death. Shinji is sent to a juvenile detention center, where he is given the nickname "Third" because he used to play third base on the high school baseball team.
Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists
52nd Kinema Junpo Best Ten Awards
33rd Mainichi Film Awards
21st Blue Ribbon Awards