Star of the Giants (1982)
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.
Released: Aug 21, 1982
Runtime: 110 minutes
Genre: Animation
Stars: Toru Furuya, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Joji Yanami, Makio Inoue, Ryusuke Shiomi, Seizô Katô
Crew: Satoshi Dezaki (Director), Tadao Nagahama (Director), Haruya Yamazaki (Screenplay), Ikki Kajiwara (Creator), Noboru Kawasaki (Creator), Keizo Shimizu (Animation Director)