There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race (1980)
The Pacific League pennant race continues to be fiercely contested. However, due to Tabuchi's continued poor performance, the Lions are on a losing streak. With Yasuda showing up at the stadium with his resume and Nomura suddenly becoming more energetic after being inspired by Dokaben's words, Tabuchi's presence is becoming less and less noticeable. Desperate, Manager Nemoto and Owner Tsumori try to highlight Tabuchi's charm by organizing "Tabuchi Day," but it ends in a complete failure. Just then, Mrs. Miyoko unexpectedly appears as a cheerleader.
Director: Tsutomu Shibayama
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: May 3, 1980
Cast
- Toshiyuki Nishida - Kōichi Tabuchi
- Terumi Niki - Miyoko Tabuchi
- Kaneta Kimotsuki - Yoshiaki Tsutsumi
- Kenji Utsumi - Rikuo Nemoto
- Michio Hazama - Tatsurō Hirooka
- Takeshi Aono - Takeshi Yasuda
- Gorō Naya - Masaichi Kaneda
- Masatô Ibu - Nagashima Director
- Akira Murayama - Live broadcast announcer
- Shinya Sasaki - Himself
Screenplay
- Hideki Takahashi (Screenplay)
- Hideo Takayashiki (Screenplay)
- Masaki Tsuji (Screenplay)
- Tomoko Konparu (Screenplay)
- Yutaka Kaneko (Screenplay)
Music: Hiroki Inui, Kensuke Kyo
Cinematography: Hirokata Takahashi
Editing: Masatoshi Tsurubuchi
Production: TMC
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
More Films by Director: Tsutomu Shibayama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race about?
- The Pacific League pennant race continues to be fiercely contested. However, due to Tabuchi's continued poor performance, the Lions are on a losing streak. With Yasuda showing up at the stadium with his resume and Nomura suddenly becoming more energetic after being inspired by Dokaben's words, Tabuchi's presence is becoming less and less noticeable. Desperate, Manager Nemoto and Owner Tsumori try to highlight Tabuchi's charm by organizing "Tabuchi Day," but it ends in a complete failure. Just then, Mrs. Miyoko unexpectedly appears as a cheerleader.
- Who directed There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race?
- There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race was directed by Tsutomu Shibayama.
- Who stars in There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race?
- There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race stars Toshiyuki Nishida, Terumi Niki, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Kenji Utsumi, Michio Hazama, Takeshi Aono.
- How long is There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race?
- There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race?
- There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race is a Animation, Comedy film.
- Where was There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race produced?
- There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race was produced in Japan.