The Prince of Tennis: Futari no Samurai (2005)

Original title

テニスの王子様 二人のサムライ The First Game

Directed by

Takayuki Hamana

Genre

sport film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 05m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of school tennis players compete in an exhibition match against a powerful opponent team. The film follows their efforts to win together.

sportylightheartedyouthfulfast-pacedplayfulcompetitiveenergeticcomradely

What happens

The Prince of Tennis: Futari no Samurai (劇場版 テニスの王子様 二人のサムライ THE FIRST GAME, Gekijō-ban Tennis no Ōjisama Futari no Samurai The First Game; lit. "The Prince of Tennis – The Two Samurai: The First Game") is a 2005 Japanese anime film based on the manga series The Prince of Tennis by Takeshi Konomi. It was produced by Nihon Ad Systems and Production I.G., and directed by Takayuki Hamana. The film premiere aired after another short film spun off from the series titled Tennis no Oujisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono (跡部からの贈り物; lit. "The Prince of Tennis: Atobe's Gift Movie Special"). Funimation licensed the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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