Captain Tsubasa Movie 04: The Great World Competition!! The Junior World Cup

1986 0h 57m JA

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 63

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Synopsis

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Japan and Europe goes continental! This time, they arrange a tournament with 4 teams: Japan, USA, "All-Europe", and "All-South America". South America is rising to the tops of the bracket with their hidden weapon, Carlos Santana, who manages to avoid the tricks of his international opponents. How will Team Japan counter this impressive player?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akari Hibino
Tsubasa Oozora (voice)
Eiko Yamada
Tarou Misaki (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Kojirou Hyuuga (voice)
Kouichi Hashimoto
Genzou Wakabayashi (voice)
Teiyu Ichiryusai
Hikaru Matsuyama (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
Ken Wakashimazu (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Carlos Santana (voice)
Hisao Oyama
Juan Diaz (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsuya Okamoto
Writers: Yoshiyuki Suga
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Captain Tsubasa Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tatsuya Okamoto, shot by Toshio Ito. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Akari Hibino and Eiko Yamada and Hirotaka Suzuoki carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7966184 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tatsuya Okamoto directs. Toshio Ito behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Captain Tsubasa Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tatsuya Okamoto, shot by Toshio Ito. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Akari Hibino and Eiko Yamada and Hirotaka Suzuoki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt7966184 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.