Aim for the Ace!

Aim for the Ace!

88 mins | Drama, Animation | Sept. 8, 1979

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 "Ochōfujin", ("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.

Aim for the Ace!

88 mins | Drama, Animation | Sept. 8, 1979

Aim for the Ace!
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 "Ochōfujin", ("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.
Producers Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Madhouse
Original title エースをねらえ!
Directors Osamu Dezaki
Writers Keisuke Fujikawa, Sumika Yamamoto

Cast

Makoto Kousaka

as Hiromi Oka (voice)

Masako Ikeda

as Reika Ryuuzaki (voice)

Kôji Nakata

as Jin Munakata (voice)

Katsuji Mori

as Takayuki Todou (voice)

Masako Sugaya

as Maki Aikawa (voice)

Gorō Naya

as Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)

Kazuko Yanaga

as Ranko Midorikawa (voice)

Kazuyuki Sogabe

as Takashi Chiba (voice)

Shinji Toyota

as Yû Ozaki (voice)

Gara Takashima

as (voice)

Kazue Komiya

as Kyoko Otowa (voice)

Kyoko Aoi

as (voice)

Seiko Nakano

as (voice)

Hidetoshi Nakamura

as (voice)

Akira Murayama

as (voice)

Makiko Okamoto

as (voice)

Miyuki Tsumori

as (voice)

Tamaki Sakai

as (voice)

Mariko Akino

as (voice)

Natsuyo Ishii

as (voice)

Minoru Midorikawa

as (voice)