Attack No. 1

Movie
Audience Score
65
Attack No. 1
NR 1 hr 5 minAnimation, Family, DramaAttack No. 1 Collection PosterPart of Attack No. 1 Collection
Kozue is a high school girl and an enthusiastic volleyball player. Her dream is to play on the Japanese national volleyball team. Over the course of the series she makes it from the school district league up to the Japanese volleyball finals, step by step until the international volleyball championship. But the faster and higher Kozue climbs, the more she is confronted with the dark side of success: too-high expectations, self-conceit, and envy.
StarringKurumi KobatoEiko MasuyamaReiko Mutoh
DirectorsEiji OkabeFumio Kurokawa

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Tokyo Movie
Attack No. 1 on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
sportsanimecompetitionvollyball

Attack No. 1 Collection

The story is about a high school girl, Kozue Ayuhara, who transferred to Fujimi Academy and tried out for the school volleyball team. She develops a friendship with her teammate Midori Hayakawa, and her talents impress coach Hongō more and more each day. Though she showcases extraordinary volleyball skills, she makes enemies with Katsuragi, the star of the current team. Kozue discovers that being at the top would bring stress, incompatibilities and other dilemmas into her life. Her high expectations of becoming the best volleyball player in the school, Japan and eventually the world, set the tone for the drama to follow.