There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

Name: There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1980-05-03
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Cast: Toshiyuki Nishida, Terumi Niki, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Kenji Utsumi, Michio Hazama

1980, Japanese. Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama.

The Pacific League pennant race continues to be fiercely contested. However, due to Tabuchi's continued poor performance, the Lions are on a losing streak. With Yasuda showing up at the stadium with his resume and Nomura suddenly becoming more energetic after being inspired by Dokaben's words, Tabuchi's presence is becoming less and less noticeable. Desperate, Manager Nemoto and Owner Tsumori try to highlight Tabuchi's charm by organizing "Tabuchi Day," but it ends in a complete failure. Just then, Mrs. Miyoko unexpectedly appears as a cheerleader.

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Runtime: 1h 35m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: Japanese
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Released: 3 May 1980
Original title: がんばれ!!タブチくん!! 第2弾激闘ペナントレース
Country: Japan
Written by: Hideki Takahashi, Hideo Takayashiki, Masaki Tsuji

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Who directed There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race?

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race (1980) was directed by Tsutomu Shibayama and stars Toshiyuki Nishida, Terumi Niki, Kaneta Kimotsuki.