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Star of the Giants

60 %|Aug 21, 1982|Animation

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.

Featured Crew

Satoshi Dezaki
Director
Tadao Nagahama
Director
Haruya Yamazaki
Screenplay
Ikki Kajiwara
Creator
Noboru Kawasaki
Creator
Keizo Shimizu
Animation Director
Kenichi Yoshizaka
Director of Photography
Yasuhiko Kawano
Executive Producer

Cast

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