Kyojin no Hoshi (1982)

Kyojin no Hoshi (1982) (劇場版巨人の星, Gekijō-ban Kyojin no Hoshi) is a movie that released in Japan on August 1st, 1982. The movie was roughly 88 minutes long. It was the fifth Kyojin no Hoshi movie made. The movie re-edits episodes 1-77 and mainly focuses on the "Bloody Final" segment of the anime; from when Hyūma meets his rival Mitsuru, then enrolling at the Seuin High school and encountering Chūta Ban, Hyūma's debut match against Hōsaku Samon and receiving a thumb injury during the final inning, until the creation and usage of Hyūma's "Dai League Ball No.1".

## Star of the Giants (Theatrical version)

© Ikki Kajiwara (梶原一騎)・Noboru Kawasaki (川崎のぼる) / Kodansha (講談社)・TMS

## Staff

### Directed by

* Tadao Nagahama (長浜忠夫)
* Tetsu Dezaki (出崎 哲)

### Editing

* Harutoshi Ogata (尾形 治敏)
* Takao Shirae

**SPOILERS***WARNING! This article contains spoilers!*(*Yuke! Yuke! Hyūma!*)

## Plot (Brief Summary)

An omnibus of episodes centered on "Blood Finals" (Source: *tms-e.co.jp)*

Hyūma Hoshi endured rigorous training from his father, Ittetsu Hoshi, and finally enrolled at Seiun High School, which he had always dreamed of. After deciding to participate in Koshien, Seiun finally advanced to the semi-finals due to the success of the catcher of the team, Chūta Ban. After defeating his rival, Hōsaku Samon from Kumamoto High School, Hyūma Hoshi collided in the finals against a powerful rival, Mitsuru Hanagata from Kōyō High School. The game was decided by Mitsuru Hanagata's game ending home run. In the following year, Hyūma's rivals both get drafted into the professional baseball world: Mitsuru Hanagata joins the Hanshin Tigers and Hōsaku Samon joins the Taiyō Whales. The battery, consisting of Hyūma Hoshi and Ban Chūta, unfortunately weren't drafted but eventually, the pair joins the greatly envied Yomiuri Giants team after passing their enrollment test. Hyūma then makes his first professional debut in the game against the Taiyō Whales and their newfound slugger, Hōsaku Samon. In the match, Hyūma pitches against Hōsaku but he ends up getting defeated with a home run. After losing, Hyūma participates in some zazen at a Zen temple and an old man gives him a new idea for a magical ball throw. He then trains in various sports and perfects his new ball throw called the,"Dai League Ball No.1". He starts winning all of his matches and even defeats Mitsuru Hanagata.

## Characters

* Hyūma Hoshi
* Chūta Ban
* Mitsuru Hanagata
* Akiko Hoshi
* Ittetsu Hoshi

## Trivia

* In order to commemorate the real life Yomiuri Giants baseball team for being the best in Japan for the first time in eight years (before its release), Tatsunori Hara (原辰徳) makes an appearance in the opening of the film.
* A bunch of new realistic styled animation is added into the beginning.
* The music was written into a more modern style by Takeo Watanabe himself.

### Music:

* Theme Songs: "My Champ" and "Yuke! Yuke! Hyūma" (Modern rendition by Takeo Watanabe)

### Other Kyojin no Hoshi movies (abridged recap):

* First movie: Kyojin no Hoshi: Chizome no Kesshousen
* Second movie: Kyojin no Hoshi: Ike Ike Hyuuma
* Third movie: Kyojin no Hoshi: Dai League Ball
* Fourth movie: Kyojin no Hoshi: Shukumei no Taiketsu
* Fifth movie: **Kyojin no Hoshi (1982)**
* Sixth movie: Shin Kyojin no Hoshi (Movie)

## External Links

* https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22457
* https://www.fami-geki.com/detail/index.php?fami\_id=00837

### Official page:

* JPN: https://www.tms-e.co.jp/alltitles/1980s/005306.html
* ENG: https://www.tms-e.co.jp/global/alltitles/1980s/005306.html