Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)
Hikaru is given a phone call asking him to appear in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament but he finds out he will have to take part in a preliminary tournament to choose Japan's three contestants. Upon discussing this with Akira, he discovers that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Hikaru then decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. That may be tougher than originally planned...
Director: Tetsuya Endo
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Animation
Runtime: 77 min
Release Date: January 3, 2004
Cast
- Tomoko Kawakami - Hikaru Shindō (voice)
- Sanae Kobayashi - Akira Toya (voice)
- Keiji Fujiwara - Seiji Ogata (voice)
- Yurika Hino - Hikaru's mother (voice)
- Katashi Ishizuka - Kiyoharu Yashiro (voice)
- Kenichi Sakaguchi - Hai Yang (voice)
- Reiko Takagi - Ping Le (voice)
- Eriko Fujimaki - Shi Zhao (voice)
- Kenichi Suzumura - Isumi Shinichirou (voice)
- Mitsuo Iwata - Atsushi Kurata (voice)
Screenplay
- Michiko Yokote (Screenplay)
- Takeshi Obata (Comic Book)
- Tetsuya Endo (Screenplay)
Production: Pierrot
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
More Films by Director: Tetsuya Endo
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup about?
- Hikaru is given a phone call asking him to appear in the Japan/China/Korea Junior's Tournament but he finds out he will have to take part in a preliminary tournament to choose Japan's three contestants. Upon discussing this with Akira, he discovers that Akira has already been chosen for the tournament and will not be taking place in the preliminaries. Hikaru then decides not to visit Akira's Go Salon until he takes his place on the team with Akira. That may be tougher than originally planned...
- Who directed Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup?
- Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup was directed by Tetsuya Endo.
- Who stars in Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup?
- Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup stars Tomoko Kawakami, Sanae Kobayashi, Keiji Fujiwara, Yurika Hino, Katashi Ishizuka, Kenichi Sakaguchi.
- How long is Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup?
- Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup has a runtime of 1h 17m (77 minutes).
- What genre is Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup?
- Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup is a Drama, Adventure, Animation film.
- Where was Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup produced?
- Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup was produced in Japan.