Star of the Giants

巨人の星 (original title)

1982110 min3.5Japanese

Directed by

Tadao Nagahama, Satoshi Dezaki

Logline

Hot fighting spirit, guts--Hyuma Matsui, burn!

Synopsis

Hyuma Hoshi dreams of becoming a top baseball star like his father, a 3rd baseman who was injured in World War II and forced to retire. Hoshi joins the wildly popular Giants team and soon realizes the difficulty of managing high expectations. From the grueling training to his rivalry with Hanagata of the Hanshin Tigers, Hoshi will need some pitching magic to make it in the big leagues.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Toru Furuya, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Joji Yanami, Makio Inoue, Ryusuke Shiomi, Seizo Kato, Shingo Kanemoto, Kyoji Kobayashi

Writer: Haruya Yamazaki (Screenplay)

Cinematographer: Kenichi Yoshizaka

Editors: Harutoshi Ogata, Takao Shirae

Producers: Yasuhiko Kawano, Tokuhachi Shimada

Production: Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Animation

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