Star of the Giants (巨人の星)

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

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.

Key Crew

Top 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)

Seizô Katô

Ittetsu Hoshi (voice)

Shingo Kanemoto

Hōsaku Samon (voice)

Kyoji Kobayashi

Narrator (voice)

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