Star of the Giants (1982)
Original title: 巨人の星
Star of the Giants is a 1982 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Satoshi Dezaki and Tadao Nagahama, with a running time of 1h 50m. It stars Toru Furuya, Fuyumi Shiraishi and Joji Yanami.
Hyuma Hoshi dreams of becoming a top baseball star like his father, a 3rd baseman who was injured in World War II and forced to retire. Hoshi joins the wildly popular Giants team and soon realizes the difficulty of managing high expectations. From the grueling training to his rivalry with Hanagata of the Hanshin Tigers, Hoshi will need some pitching magic to make it in the big leagues.