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Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 reads strongest on Character Depth, Spectacle and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Tsubasa becomes a superstar amongst soccer players in Brazil. He is now planning to play in Europe. At an important must-win game, as the fans cheer him on, Tsubasa looks back at the days when he started his soccer life. His passion to make goals and win the game is as strong as it was during his childhood. He recalls the games and moments that had decisive impact on his life. He remembers Goalkeeper Wakabayashi, Genius striker Hyuga, tender-hearted Misaki and Coach Roberto. He was happy to meet them, enjoyed playing with them, and learned many things from them. The whistle sounds and the game begins. Tsubasa dashes for the ball!
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Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Kazuhiko SomaWriter
- Kaoru KurosakiWriter
Direction
- Gisaburō SugiiDirector
- Isamu ImakakeDirector
- Satoshi NakagawaDirector
- Kazunori TanahashiDirector
Music
- Akifumi TadaOriginal Music Composer
- Yasunori IwasakiOriginal Music Composer
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