Touch: Cross Road – Kaze no Yukue
タッチ CROSS ROAD～風のゆくえ / Touch: Crossroad - Kaze no Yukue
| Genres: Romance, Shounen, Sports, Team Sports | |
| Themes: Team Sports | |
| Demographics: Shounen | |
| Studios: Group TAC | |
| Producers: Kodansha, TOHO, Toho Music, VAP | |
| Rating: 6.81 / 10 | |
| Rank: #5396 | |
| Popularity: #9942 | |
| Users Listed: 3,931 | |
| Users Scored: 1,840 | |
| NSFW: No | |
| Last Updated: 02/04/2024 | |
| Aired: February 9, 2001 (Winter) | |
| Type: Tv Special | |
| Source: manga | |
| Age Rating: PG 13 | |
| Episodes: 1 |
Synopsis:
The series follows two individuals navigating paths distinct from those laid out for them. Tatsuya, driven by a desire to forge his own identity within baseball, relocates to America to join the Emeralds, a minor league team facing considerable hardship. He strives to prove himself amidst challenging circumstances and unfamiliar surroundings. Simultaneously, Minami grapples with finding purpose after abandoning her gymnastics career. She discovers an unexpected calling as an assistant photographer, drawn to capturing moments of human experience.
The narrative explores themes of self-discovery, ambition, and the pursuit of individual dreams against a backdrop of baseball's demanding world and the quiet dedication of artistic expression. It presents a grounded story centered on personal growth and finding meaning outside of pre-determined expectations, offering a contemplative look at the struggles and triumphs of young adults charting their own courses.
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Characters:
- Asakura, Minami (Main) - Voice Actors: Hidaka, Noriko, Roux, Annabelle, Fanfani, Donatella
- Beaumont, Alice (Main) - Voice Actors: Takayama, Minami, Valencia, Amparo, Lecordier, Brigitte
- Uesugi, Tatsuya (Main) - Voice Actors: Mitsuya, Yuuji, Rosa, Luigi, Bourdon, Thierry, Serrano, Claudio
- Allen (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toochika, Kouichi, Ridolfo, Claudio
- Beaumont, Franklin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Kiyoshi, Peroni, Riccardo
- Beaumont, Gina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Komiya, Kazue, Rochira, Caterina, Monceau, Maïté
- Bob (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kazuhiko, Orlando, Francesco
- Candy, Nick (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayashiya, Shouzou, Balas, Javier, Tessier, Pierre, Stella, Aldo
- Fernandez, Jose (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kosugi, Juurouta, Pirovano, Pino, Rugarli, Jean-Louis
- Fujimura, Takeshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Akio, Albertini, Stefano, Martín Díaz, Luis Manuel
- Harada, Shouhei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ginga, Banjou, Di Benedetto, Massimo, Drac, Hubert
- Ian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yara, Yuusaku
- Jane (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasaki, Youko
- Punch (Supporting)
- Sherry (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Miki, Di Martino, Giusy
- Wilson, Brian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Konishi, Katsuyuki, Arras, Flavio
Staff:
- Ooshima, Mitsuru (Producer)
- Ueda, Yasuo (Producer)
- Nagaoka, Akinori (Director)
- Sugii, Gisaburou (Director, Script, Storyboard)
- Fujiyama, Fusanobu (Sound Director)
- Konparu, Tomoko (Script)
- Lecordier, Yves (Script)
- Kobayashi, Osamu (Storyboard)
- Adachi, Mitsuru (Original Creator)
- Aihara, Sumiko (Background Art)
- Aohachi, Yoshinobu (Assistant Animation Director)
- Ban, Yukiko (Key Animation)
- Eguchi, Marisuke (Animation Director)
- Fujita, Masayuki (Key Animation)
- Fujiwara, Toshie (Key Animation)
- Fukuchi, Kazuhiro (Key Animation)
- Furukawa, Masashi (Editing)
- Haga, Ryou (Key Animation)
- Hoshina, Yasuo (Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation)
- Igarashi, Shinichi (Director of Photography)
- Ikeshita, Hiroki (Key Animation)
- Imaoka, Dai (In-Between Animation)
- Ishida, Keiichi (Key Animation)
- Ishikawa, Masakazu (Key Animation)
- Kamitani, Tomohiro (Key Animation)
- Kanazawa, Hiroshi (Key Animation)
- Katou, Shouji (Sound Effects)
- Kobayashi, Tomoki (Assistant Director)
- Komaru, Toshiyuki (Key Animation)
- Kondou, Yuuji (Key Animation)
- Lecordier, Brigitte (ADR Director)
- Maeda, Minoru (Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Design)
- Maesawa, Hiromi (Key Animation)
- Masahiko, Arai (Key Animation)
- Masuda, Hiromi (In-Between Animation)
- Matsumoto, Tomoyuki (Key Animation)
- Matsunaga, Masahiko (In-Between Animation)
- Matsuzaka, Sadatoshi (Key Animation)
- Mifune, Chiho (In-Between Animation)
- Nakamura, Kazuyo (Key Animation)
- Nakaya, Kouichi (Key Animation)
- Nakayama, Kazuko (Key Animation)
- Nishikura, Chikara (Background Art)
- Okimura, Tadayoshi (Key Animation)
- Ookaji, Hiroyuki (In-Between Animation)
- Ooshita, Tomoyuki (In-Between Animation)
- Oota, Masahiko (Assistant Animation Director)
- Otani, Masahito (Assistant Director)
- Saiki, Yasuhiro (Key Animation)
- Sano, Takashi (Key Animation)
- ... and 4 more staff
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