The Heat of the Pennant Race：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Tsutomu Shibayama

Writing Credits

Hisaichi Ishii
(manga): Tomoko Konparu
(screenplay): Hideo Takayashiki
(screenplay composition): Masaki Tsuji
(screenplay): Yutaka Kaneko
(screenplay): Hideki Takahashi
(screenplay): Ryûji Mizutani
(screenplay): SaburÃ´ Kawashima
(screenplay)

Cast

Takeshi Aono
Tatsuro Hirooka: Kaneta Kimotsuki
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi: Gorô Naya
Masaichi Kaneda: Terumi Niki
Miyoko Tabuchi: Toshiyuki Nishida
Koichi Tabuchi: Nanoko Sasaki
Announcer: Shinya Sasaki
Shinya Sasaki: Kei Tomiyama
Reporter: Kenji Utsumi
Rikuo Nemoto

Produced by

Yutaka Fujioka
executive producer: Tetsuo Katayama
assistant executive producer: Mataichirô Yamamoto
executive producer

Music by

Hiroki Inui
: Kensuke Kyo

Cinematography by

Hirokata Takahashi

Editing by

Masatoshi Tsurubuchi

Art Direction by

Mariko Kadono

Production Management

Shigeru Akagawa
production supervisor

Art Department

Hideo Kawauchi
storyboard artist: Osamu Kobayashi
storyboard artist: Akinori Nagaoka
storyboard artist: Minoru Okazaki
storyboard artist: Tsutomu Shibayama
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Wataru Date
sound recordist: Shizuo Kurahashi
sound effects: Hitonobu Maeda
sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

Akio Hirayama
camera operator: Takahashi Production: Tadashi Hosono
camera operator: Takahashi Production: Masao Miyauchi
camera operator: Takahashi Production: Yoshinori Nakamura
camera operator: Takahashi Production: KeizÃ´ SaitÃ´
camera operator: Takahashi Production: Takuo Suzuki
camera operator: Takahashi Production: Nobuhisa Takahashi
camera operator: Takahashi Production: Katsumi Ãta
camera operator: Takahashi Production

Animation Department

Masayuki Aoki
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Sonomi Aramaki
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Katsumi Fujiwara
cel painter: Shin-Ei Production: Noriko Fukui
background artist: Tazuko Fukutsuchi
inbetween artist: DÃ´ga KÃ´bÃ´: Kazuko Furuhashi
cel painter: E&G World: Miyako Furusawa
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Yumi Furusawa
inbetween artist: DÃ´ga KÃ´bÃ´: Masako GotÃ´
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Takao Hashina
key animator: Studio Junio: Kahoru Hirata
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Makiko Hirata
cel painter: Studio Junio: Hiroko Ichikawa
cel painter: Shin-Ei Production: Keiko Imazawa
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Megumu Ishiguro
key animator: DÃ´ga KÃ´bÃ´: Fumiko Ishii
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Yamako Ishikawa
background artist: Midori Iwai
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Suzu Kadono
background artist: Yaeko Kakinuma
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Reiko Kamiizumi
cel painter: Studio Junio: KyÃ´ko KatÃ´
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Mayumi Kayaki
cel painter: Studio Junio: YÃ´ko Kidera
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Osamu Kobayashi
animation director: Masako Koide
cel painter: Shin-Ei Production: Yoshie Komatsu
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Shiori Komuro
cel painter: Studio Junio: Minoru Maeda
animation director: Katsuko Masuda
cel painter: Shin-Ei Production: Yayoi Matsushita
inbetween artist: DÃ´ga KÃ´bÃ´: Kazuyoshi Minato
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: TÃ´ru Miura
cel painter: E&G World: Kazuyo Miwa
cel painter: Studio Junio: YÃ´ko Murota
cel painter: Studio Junio: YÃ´ko Muta
cel painter: Shin-Ei Production: Chiyoko Nagao
cel painter: Studio Junio: Maya Naoi
cel painter: Studio Junio: Fumiko Onoshima
cel painter: Studio Junio: Keiko SaitÃ´
cel painter: Studio Junio: ShÃ´ko Sanada
cel painter: E&G World: KÃ´ji SatÃ´
cel painter: Shin-Ei Production: Nobuko Shimura
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Mari Shinonome
cel painter: E&G World: Yumiko Suda
key animator: AjiadÃ´: Kayoko Suzuki
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Kin'ichirÃ´ Suzuki
key animator: Studio Junio: Yukio Suzuki
key animator: DÃ´ga KÃ´bÃ´: Reiko Tabane
cel painter: Studio Junio: Tetsuo Takashima
inbetween artist: DÃ´ga KÃ´bÃ´: Tomekichi Takeuchi
key animator: AjiadÃ´: ShÃ´ji Tokoro
key animator: AjiadÃ´: Mariko Uchida
cel painter: E&G World: Kazuko Ueno
cel painter: Studio Junio: Yoshiharu Wakayama
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Yoshiyuki Wakayama
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Michishiro Yamada
character designer: Fukuo Yamamoto
key animator: Studio Junio: ShÃ»ko Yasui
inbetween artist: Studio Junio: Tomoko Yokomizo
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Keiko Yoshimoto
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Tamaki Ãmachi
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´: Mieko Ãoke
cel painter: Studio Junio: Noriko Ãtsuka
inbetween artist: AjiadÃ´

Editorial Department

Kazuko Takahashi
negative cutter: Tsurubuchi Eiga: Tomoaki Tsurubuchi
negative cutter: Tsurubuchi Eiga

Music Department

Seiji Suzuki
music selection

Additional Crew

Naoki Inoue
titles: Mikihiro Iwata
production assistant: Kenji Mizunuma
production assistant: Toshitsugu Mukaitsubo
production desk: Hiroyuki Onoda
literary coordinator: Hideo Takagu
titles: Masaaki Zushi
production assistant