Young Eleven (1979)
Original title: あしたの勇者たち
Young Eleven is a 1979 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Kouzou Morishita, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Akira Kamiya, Rihoko Yoshida and Kenji Utsumi.
A boy from the farm with amazing running speed is asked to join a newly formed national soccer team and discovers a natural talent for the game. The movie is inspired by Japan's hosting of the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Cast
- Akira Kamiya as Jiro Ipponji (voice)
- Rihoko Yoshida as Yoko Mihoro (voice)
- Kenji Utsumi as Ikuo Matsumoto (voice)
- Joji Yanami as Tetsugoro Mihoro (voice)
- Keiko Han as Yuki Ipponji (voice)
- Tessyo Genda as Shuta (voice)
- Yuji Mitsuya as Kotani (voice)
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Fojuno "Tomin" (voice)
- Hiroya Ishimaru as Kaneko "Golgon" (voice)
- Takeshi Aono as Shin Mizuki (voice)
- Shirô Mizuki as Coach (voice)
- Keaton Yamada as Commentator (voice)