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Ace o Nerae! (1979)

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Ace o Nerae! (1979)
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Main Title Ace o Nerae! (1979) (a1074)
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Synonym Ace o Nerae: Theatrical Version, Ace wo Nerae! (1979), Aim for the Ace! Movie, Aim for the Best!, Jump High Hiromi!, Бей эйс! - Фильм
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Nozawa Nachi as Munakata Jin
Kousaka Makoto as Oka Hiromi
Sugaya Masako as Aikawa Maki
Ikeda Masako as Ryuuzaki Reika
Mori Katsuji as Toudou Takayuki

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Original Work: Yamamoto Sumika
Direction: Dezaki Osamu
Music: Makaino Kouji
High school freshman Hiromi joins the tennis club because of her admiration for Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki is a senior, who's the best tennis player on the team and also nicknamed Ochoufujin (Madame Butterfly) because of her elegance on the tennis court. However, the new coach, Jin Munakata, wants the inexperienced Hiromi to play in a forthcoming tournament.

Due to this, Hiromi considers quitting tennis for good but, in the depth of her soul, she soon realizes that she loves tennis after all. She returns to the club and, under Munakata's coaching, her talent starts to bloom.

In the end, Hiromi develops a strong emotional bond with her coach, not knowing that Munakata is risking his life because of a chronic illness.

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recommended by 4 users - 2 recommended - 2 must see

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by tessachan on 2019-01-05 17:34
More of a recap of the 1st series, but it's a nice watch.
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by sailormatlac on 2012-11-07 23:29
What the original TV serie lacked in animation budget is wonderfully achieved here. A great movie for a great serie! A must see.
must see
by metalotaku on 2012-02-16 04:35
A sublime buried treasure of dramatic 70's shoujo brillianly animated by the magic duo of Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino. A must see!
recommended
by hibara77 on 2010-07-01 22:10
one of best movies , loved it :)
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Munakata Jin
27, male, black eyesThis character has black eyes. (This does not refer to the injury called a black eye), black hairThe character has black hair., humanModern humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies., seriousSomeone is said to be serious when they exercise at least moderately above-average seriousness, which is an attitude of gravity, solemnity, persistence, and earnestness toward something considered to be of importance. The sense of seriousness can be contrasted with the sense of humour., sports coachIn sports, a coach is a person involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople. A coach may also be a teacher., tennisTennis is yet another sport involving hitting a ball. Were it not for the copious amounts of grass involved in certain varieties, it seems hard to imagine that people would pay it any attention at all., terminal illnessTerminal illness is a medical term popularized in the 20th century to describe an active and malignant disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient. This term is more commonly used for progressive diseases such as cancer or advanced heart disease than for trauma. In popular use, it indicates a disease which will end the life of the sufferer., vitriolicA vitriolic person is someone that verbally abuses other people through the uses of offensive language. This typically takes the form of an invective, such as a verbal insult.
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Oka Hiromi
15, female, 7.78 (8), brown hairThe character has brown hair., hairbandA hairband is a flexible plastic or metal band or strip of cloth worn over the top of the head to hold the hair back and maintain a certain hairstyle. A hairband that includes ribbons or has bows along its length should be also tagged hair ribbon. For a similar band worn across the forehead primarily for athletic purposes, see sweatband., humanModern humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies., overeaterA character (who quite often is anything but fat) eats enough for an entire football team, usually devastating the whole table — and perhaps entire restaurants — with their insatiable hunger. Often combined with a speed-eating technique that makes food seem to vanish spontaneously from the plate., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length., tennisTennis is yet another sport involving hitting a ball. Were it not for the copious amounts of grass involved in certain varieties, it seems hard to imagine that people would pay it any attention at all.
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Aikawa Maki
female, brown hairThe character has brown hair., energeticAn energetic character, often also called a genki character, shows great, often excessive levels of activity or vitality, and seems to always be doing everything extra fast. Genki characters are often slightly, or sometimes very, eccentric, and are filled with confidence and determination, regardless of whether they are competent or not; in fact, they often have little to no actual competence at whatever they generally do., humanModern humans are the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. Together with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae. Terrestrial animals, humans are characterized by their erect posture and bipedal locomotion; high manual dexterity and heavy tool use compared to other animals; open-ended and complex language use compared to other animal communications; larger, more complex brains than other animals; and highly advanced and organized societies., school uniformA type of uniform worn in Japanese schools (called "seifuku" in Japanese), generally high school age or younger. They can vary considerably; commonly, females will wear a sailor uniform (modelled off the British Royal Navy uniforms in 1920) and males will often wear a "gakuran", which is a dark button-up uniform modelled off Prussian army uniforms. But expect to see a substantial amount of variety., short hairShort hair is hair from (but not including) bald, up to (but not including) shoulder-length hair. This hair length is what one would typically, though not always, see on most males. Short hair includes hair that goes no more than a centimetre or two beyond the chin; anything longer is shoulder-length.
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Original Work (原作) Yamamoto Sumika
Direction (監督) Dezaki Osamu
Assistant Direction (助監督) Takeuchi Yoshio
Music (音楽) Makaino Kouji
Music Selection (選曲) Suzuki Seiji
Sound Effects (効果) Kurahashi Shizuo
Editing (編集) Tsurubuchi Yoshihisa
Recording Direction (録音監督) Nakano Kanji credit given as 録音 in the opening
Art Direction (美術監督) Kobayashi Shichirou credit given as 美術 in the opening
Photographic Direction (撮影監督) Takahashi Hirokata credit given as 撮影 in the opening
Production Manager (製作担当) Ooda Yasuo as 網田靖夫
Yamazaki Keishi
Production Assistance (製作協力) Madhouse
Production (製作) Fujioka Yutaka
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Script/Screenplay (脚本) Fujikawa Keisuke
Animation Direction (作画監督) Sugino Akio
Key Animation (原画) Aoshima Katsumi
Endou Yuuichi
Itou Yukimatsu
Kaya Takayoshi
Kobayashi Sakiko
Koshiba Shigemitsu
Motoki Hisatoshi
Nakamura Ryuutarou
Oohashi Manabu
Oosaka Takeshi
Tomizawa Kazuo
In-Between Animation Check (動画チェック) Nakamura Makoto
Sugino Sachiko as 杉野佐秩子
In-Between Animation (動画) Aoyama Junko
Handa Yuri
Hatone Yoshiaki
Hayashi Kazuya
Hirayama Satoshi
Kamegaki Hajime
Kaneko Sachiko
Kashiwagi Kyouko
Kobayashi Yukari
Kozutsumi Kazuaki
Maeda Junko
Miyao Gaku
Miyoshi Kazuhiko
Nakayama Haruo
Okumura Shirou
Satou Yumiko
Seki Mieko
Shimura Yoshiko
Sugimura Kimiko
Suzuki Mariko
Takahashi Kunihito
Takahashi Mao
Terada Chigusa
Tomita Kuni
Tsukada Nobuko
Uchida Hiroyuki
Yamazaki Shigeru
Yoshizawa Yaeko
三浦義也
上原篤世
中島ゆう子
伊東緑
佐々木直美
佐藤喜子
佐藤美代子
功刀三津子 as 功刀みつ子
加藤涼子
吉岡智子
坂元久子
大町環
大追由美子
天野公子
小林純一
小泉恵子
山本富子
島田明子
川井マキ
幸田知子
成海厚子
新木寿子
服部真
村上君子
森川明美
櫻澤裕美
沼憲子
白井桂子
篠崎ごくう
谷村多鶴子
遠藤亜弓
関口真弓
関文枝
高橋久子
高橋由美子
高橋里江
鶴田秀昭
Colour Specification (色指定) 川崎智子
Colouring (彩色) Hijikata Hiroko
Hirayama Reiko
Ishiguro Chieko as 石黒ちえ子
外崎そよみ
川上直子
林直哉
橘高紀半子
鈴木弥生
高橋信之
Cel Inspection (セル検査) Endou Toshiko
Itou Junko
Background Art (背景) Fujie Yuuko
Hayashi Yumiko
Matsuoka Hajime as 松岡聰
Mizutani Toshiharu
Oga Kazuo
Ogura Hiromasa
Special Effects (特殊効果) Hashizume Tomoji
Photography (撮影) Hirayama Akio
Hosono Tadashi
Miyauchi Masao
Oota Katsumi
中村喜則
斉藤佳三
高橋宜久
Title (タイトル) ツドー工房
Film Processing (現像) Tokyo Genzousho
Negative Cutting (ネガ編集) Takahashi Kazuko
Tsurubuchi Tomoaki
Recording (録音) Touhoku Shinsha
Publicity (製作宣伝) P&M
Production Desk (制作デスク) Ikeda Youichi
Assistant Production Manager (制作進行) Anzai Takeshi
Yokomizo Takahisa
向坪利次
土岐友二
斉藤昭一郎
Production Assistant (製作補) Katayama Tetsuo
Assistance/Cooperation (協力) E&G World
Group Joy
Kobayashi Production
Magic Bus
Studio Act as ACT
Studio JAPS as スタジオジャッフス
Studio Korumi
Studio Z
Takahashi Production
Tsurubuchi Eiga
Distribution (配給) Toho

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90m 08.09.1979
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