Star of the Giants

1982 · 110 min · Animation

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

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.

Directors: Tadao Nagahama, Satoshi Dezaki
Writer: Haruya Yamazaki
Released: August 21, 1982
Language: Japanese

Cast

Toru Furuya
Hyūma Hoshi (voice)
Fuyumi Shiraishi
Akiko Hoshi (voice)
Joji Yanami
Chūta Ban (voice)
Makio Inoue
Mitsuru Hanagata (voice)
Ryusuke Shiomi
Daizō Ban (voice)
Seizo Kato
Ittetsu Hoshi (voice)
Shingo Kanemoto
Hōsaku Samon (voice)
Kyoji Kobayashi
Narrator (voice)

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