Star of the Giants

Name: Star of the Giants
Director: Tadao Nagahama
Genre: Animation
Released: 1982-08-21
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 3.5
Cast: Toru Furuya, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Joji Yanami, Makio Inoue, Ryusuke Shiomi

Original title: 巨人の星

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

3.5(2)19821h 50mJA

Directed by Tadao Nagahama

Part of the Star of the Giants Collection

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.