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Major: The Ball of Friendship

Major: The Ball of Friendship

20086.31h 40m

Overview

Goro briefly returns to Japan after a triumphant campaign in the US. He is heading towards Fukuoka where he played baseball when he was a fifth grader. Having just moved into a new town, this is where Goro faced a critical point in his life.

Directed by Takao Kato
Written by Takao Kato, Michihiro Tsuchiya, Takuya Mitsuda
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Top Cast

Motoko Kumai

Motoko Kumai

Goro Honda

Showtaro Morikubo

Showtaro Morikubo

Goro Honda

Fuyuka Ono

Fuyuka Ono

Toshiya Satō

Junko Noda

Junko Noda

Momoko Shigeno

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Daisuke Komori

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Shigeharu Honda

Yuuko Sasamoto

Yuuko Sasamoto

Kaoru Shimizu

Shunsuke Sakuya

Shunsuke Sakuya

Hideaki Shigeno

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Seiya Kinoshita

Kenji Nojima

Kenji Nojima

Masato Koga

Themes & Keywords

anime

About Major: The Ball of Friendship

Major: The Ball of Friendship is a action, animation, drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of anime. Directed by Takao Kato, it stars Motoko Kumai, Showtaro Morikubo, Fuyuka Ono. Goro briefly returns to Japan after a triumphant campaign in the US. He is heading towards Fukuoka where he played baseball when he was a fifth grader. Having just moved into a new town, this is where Goro faced a critical point in his life.

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