Osamu Dezaki
With the popularity of "Shin Ace o Nerae!", the studio decided to produce an anime film adaptation. The film was directed by Osamu Dezaki, written by Keisuke Fujikawa, music by Kōji Makaino, and produced by Yutaka Fujioka. It was produced at Tokyo Movie and was released by Toho in Japanese theaters on September 8, 1979. It was published on DVD format by Bandai Visual on November 25, 2001, and on March 27, 2005. In April 2008, Banda Visual announced they planned to release the film on Blu-ray format; it was released on September 26, 2008, and re-released on July 22, 2016.