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Star of the Giants (1982)

Star of the Giants (1982)

Animation

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

Release Date: 1982, August 21
Directors: Satoshi Dezaki, Tadao Nagahama
Countries: Japan
Production: Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Cast: Joji Yanami, Toru Furuya, Seizo Kato, Makio Inoue, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Kyoji Kobayashi, Shingo Kanemoto, Ryusuke Shiomi

Overview:

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.