Ganbare! Kickers: Bokutachi no Densetsu

1987 1h 25m JA

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MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 2

AnimationComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Bokutachi no Densetsu is a summary of the TV series with an alternate ending. 'Kickers' is a weak soccer team that hardly wins a game. It has recorded 22 consecutive losses up till now, neither a star player nor a sign of a victory can be found in the team, that's why they begin to lose hope. But everything quickly changes when Kakeru Daichi, a newcomer to Kitahara Primary School, joins the team!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomiko Suzuki
Kakeru Daichi
Hidehiro Kikuchi
Shun Hyōdō
Noriko Tsukase
Kenta Ishii
Nobuo Tobita
Ryō Mizushima
Ryo Horikawa
Shintarō Horie
Minako Arakawa
Akihiko Fujiwara
Kohsuke Meguro
Ōgami
Kazue Ikura
Masaru Hongō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Shigino
Writers: Noriaki Nagai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Tomiko Suzuki and Hidehiro Kikuchi and Noriko Tsukase carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt29540564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Akira Shigino directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Tomiko Suzuki and Hidehiro Kikuchi and Noriko Tsukase carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt29540564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.