Short and Fat
1977, Japanese. Directed by Norifumi Suzuki.
A high-school student rescues his baseball team. Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga "Dokaben".
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Norifumi SuzukiDirector
- Michihiro HashimotoTaro Yamada
- Toshiyuki NagashimaToru Nagashima
- Masahiro TakashinaMasami Iwaki
- Yukari YamamotoReiko Asahina
- Mayumi WatanabeSachiko
- Akihiro ShimizuKagemaru
- Daisuke MusohGama
- Toshio NakamuraWabisuke
- Yuji FujimotoTange
- Yotaro KomatsuOkochi
- Akio TsutsumiMenashi
- Teruo ShimizuTabuchi
Details
- Released
- 29 April 1977
- Original title
- ドカベン
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinji Mizushima, Masahiro Kakefuda
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What Short and Fat is based on
Short and Fat is based on Dokaben, a manga series by Shinji Mizushima, published by Shōnen Champion Comics.
Manga series
Dokaben
By Shinji Mizushima
Published by Shōnen Champion Comics
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Short and Fat runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Which OTT platform is Short and Fat on?
Short and Fat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 April 1977. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Short and Fat?
If you liked Short and Fat, try Class Act, SubUrbia, Somewhere in Queens.
Who directed Short and Fat?
Short and Fat (1977) was directed by Norifumi Suzuki and stars Michihiro Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Masahiro Takashina.
What is Short and Fat based on?
Short and Fat is based on Dokaben, a manga series by Shinji Mizushima, published by Shōnen Champion Comics.