Film

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

1980 · 1h 35m · Animation · Comedy

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.

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

Kei Tomiyama

Reporter

Nahoko Sasaki

Announcer

• Tsutomu ShibayamaDirector
• Hideki TakahashiScreenplay
• Hideo TakayashikiScreenplay
• Masaki TsujiScreenplay
• Tomoko KonparuScreenplay
• Yutaka KanekoScreenplay
• Mataichirô YamamotoExecutive Producer
• Yutaka FujiokaExecutive Producer
• Hirokata TakahashiDirector of Photography
• Masatoshi TsurubuchiEditor

Release date

May 3, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Animation, Comedy