Ping Pong
ピンポン (original)
As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids. Fast forward a decade later, these two best friends try to deal with their own inner turmoils, as they move further and further into the regional ping pong tournament. Peco has to overcome a knee injury while trying to rediscover the fun aspects of the game of Ping Pong. Meanwhile, Smile now seems to have gained the killer instinct by going through a rigorous training regiment instilled by his high school coach. As the tournament progresses it becomes more likely that these two best friends will face off against each in the final match.
Starring Yosuke Kubozuka, Arata Iura, Sam Lee, Shidô Nakamura, Koji Ohkura, Suzuki Matsuo, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Koen Kondo, Takahiro Hirano, Hua Rong Weng
Watch "Ping Pong" on Pluto TV released in 2002. It's a drama and comedy movie, and has a rating of 7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie, and is currently available to watch for free.