Animation ·Drama ·Romance · Japan · 1986 · 1h 33m

Touch: The Ace Without a Number

タッチ 背番号のないエース

Touch: The Ace Without a Number poster
Director
Gisaburō Sugii
Cast
Yuji Mitsuya as Tatsuya Uesugi (voice) Keiichi Nanba as Kazuya Uesugi (voice) Noriko Hidaka as Minami Asakura (voice) Hayashiya Shōzō IX as Koutarou Matsudaira (voice) Hiromi Tsuru as Sachiko Nishio (voice) Kaneto Shiozawa as Takeshi Kuroki (voice)
Crew
Masashi Furukawa — Editor Eugene Harada — Screenplay Satoshi Namiki — Screenplay Gisaburō Sugii — Screenplay Tadashi Oka — Producer Masamichi Fujiwara — Producer
Synopsis

Tatsuya Uesugi is the twin brother of Kazuya, pitcher of the Meisei High School baseball team. Irresolute about his feelings towards baseball, his next door neighbor, and his brother; Tatsuya ends up joining his school's boxing club. From the sidelines, he quietly watches the ascension of Kazuya.

Mood & Themes
love trianglebaseballtwin brother
Key Collaborators
Gisaburō Sugii Director Masashi Furukawa Editor Eugene Harada Screenplay Satoshi Namiki Screenplay Gisaburō Sugii Screenplay Tadashi Oka Producer Masamichi Fujiwara Producer Yoshiro Kataoka Producer
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