Shohei Ohtani has become a household name among baseball fans. The greatness of this unique player of a generation is known even beyond baseball circles. How have any of his last three seasons, in particular, been humanly possible? Many have pondered.
The answer, at least in part, rests in a typically unseen side of the two-way star that director Toru Tokikawa captured in his upcoming documentary, “Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream,” which will be available Nov. 17 exclusively on ESPN+. Through a series of interviews with Ohtani and those who either inspired him or have been present for his journey, Tokikawa’s aim was to create a moving cinematic piece that not only is motivational to viewers, but also showed all of what Ohtani’s story encompasses.