Captain (Series)
- Studio
- Eiken
Characters
Takao Taniguchi, Other Nakano Baseball Players
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Satoshi Dezaki
Writing
- Writer
- Noboru Shiroyama
Animation
- Animator
- Shigetaka Kiyoyama, Keizo Shimizu, Isao Kaneko
Music
- Music
- Toshiyuki Kobayashi
Crew
- Design
- Akio Chiba
Production notes
Adapted from a 1972 manga by artist Akio Chiba, who specialized in baseball.
The first adaptation, in 1980, was an 84-minute TV movie; this was followed by a second TV-movie, lasting 82 minutes, later the same year. In 1981, the two TV-movies were combined into a 93-minute theatrical release.
The story was made into a full-length TV series in 1983, ostensibly due to a "great critical reception." However, a series had been planned in any case. The show ran for 26 25-minute episodes.
The first adaptation, in 1980, was an 84-minute TV movie; this was followed by a second TV-movie, lasting 82 minutes, later the same year. In 1981, the two TV-movies were combined into a 93-minute theatrical release.
The story was made into a full-length TV series in 1983, ostensibly due to a "great critical reception." However, a series had been planned in any case. The show ran for 26 25-minute episodes.