Team Astro (2005)
- Comedy
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Sport
Directed by: Jun Akiyama, Kazuhisa Imai, Kenzô Maihara, Toshiya Osakabe, Naoki Tamura
Written by: Yoshinobu Kamo, Katsuhiko Manabe, Norihiro Nakajima, Shirô Tôzaki
During WWII, young Shuro meets famous pitcher Eiji S., who dreams of gathering 9 Astro Superhumans -each born on September 9, 1954 at 9:09:09 with baseball-shaped birthmarks- to form a team. After Eiji dies, Shuro vows to fulfill his wish.
- Original title
- Team Astro
- Storyline
- A young boy, J. Shuro, meets the legendary pitcher Eiji Sawamura in the Philippines during World War II. Sawamura shares his dreams of one day gathering the nine Astro Superhumans - who all were born nine minutes and nine seconds past nine on September 9th of the 29th year of Showa (1954) and all have baseball-shaped birthmarks on their bodies - to form the ultimate baseball team capable of beating the Yomiuri Giants and any U.S. Major League team. When Sawamura dies during the war, Shuro decides to help fulfill his idol's dream and goes in search of the nine ball players. But the team that is formed does not play ordinary ball. These extraordinary players demonstrate extraordinary plays on the field and some will not stop until everything - even their lives - is left on the field.
- Companies
- TV Asahi, Bandai Visual Company, Toho, Interchannel, Sky Perfect Well Think, For Winds, Media Mix Japan Company (MMJ), Perfect Choice
- Release dates
- JP August 10, 2005