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Touch: The Ace Without a Number (1986)

Genre : Animation, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Gisaburō Sugii
Writer : Eugene Harada, Satoshi Namiki, Gisaburō Sugii

Synopsis

Tatsuya Uesugi is the twin brother of Kazuya, pitcher of the Meisei High School baseball team. Irresolute about his feelings towards baseball, his next door neighbor, and his brother; Tatsuya ends up joining his school's boxing club. From the sidelines, he quietly watches the ascension of Kazuya.

Actors

Yuji Mitsuya
Yuji Mitsuya
Tatsuya Uesugi (voice)
Keiichi Nanba
Keiichi Nanba
Kazuya Uesugi (voice)
Noriko Hidaka
Noriko Hidaka
Minami Asakura (voice)
Kobuhei Hayashiya
Kobuhei Hayashiya
Koutarou Matsudaira (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Hiromi Tsuru
Sachiko Nishio (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
Kaneto Shiozawa
Takeshi Kuroki (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Banjo Ginga
Shouhei Harada (voice)

Crews

Gisaburō Sugii
Gisaburō Sugii
Director
Mitsuru Adachi
Mitsuru Adachi
Original Story
Hiroaki Serizawa
Hiroaki Serizawa
Music
Masamichi Fujiwara
Masamichi Fujiwara
Producer
Tadashi Oka
Tadashi Oka
Producer
Yoshiro Kataoka
Yoshiro Kataoka
Producer
Masashi Furukawa
Masashi Furukawa
Editor
Eugene Harada
Eugene Harada
Screenplay
Satoshi Namiki
Satoshi Namiki
Screenplay
Gisaburō Sugii
Gisaburō Sugii
Screenplay
Katsuyoshi Kanemura
Katsuyoshi Kanemura
Art Direction
Yukichi Ohashi
Yukichi Ohashi
Executive Producer
Hisashi Hieda
Hisashi Hieda
Executive Producer
Ichiro Ohta
Ichiro Ohta
Executive Producer
Minoru Maeda
Minoru Maeda
Animation Director
Kazushige Yusa
Kazushige Yusa
Animation Director
Tsuneo Maeda
Tsuneo Maeda
Animation Supervisor
Masahiko Murata
Masahiko Murata
Key Animation
Yuji Shigekuni
Yuji Shigekuni
Key Animation
Yukiya Chida
Yukiya Chida
Key Animation
Yasunori Miyazawa
Yasunori Miyazawa
Key Animation
Takako Miyawaki
Takako Miyawaki
Key Animation
Seiji Nomura
Seiji Nomura
Key Animation
Marisuke Eguchi
Marisuke Eguchi
Key Animation
Kumiko Tsukada
Kumiko Tsukada
Key Animation
Keiko Imazawa
Keiko Imazawa
Key Animation
Kazuya Hayashi
Kazuya Hayashi
Key Animation
Kazuko Shibata
Kazuko Shibata
Key Animation
Kaoru Nakajima
Kaoru Nakajima
Key Animation
Junko Funatsuka
Junko Funatsuka
Key Animation
Etsuko Iiguchi
Etsuko Iiguchi
Key Animation
Akira Takeuchi
Akira Takeuchi
Key Animation

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