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Hikari no densetsu

IMDb ID: tt0294105 · Year: 1986 · Rating: 7.0 (94 votes)

Genres: Animation · Drama · Music

Hikari is a young teen girl who wants to be a great gymnast.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesFrance: Cynthia ou Le rythme de la vie
West Germany: Die kleinen Superstars
Germany: Hikari - Die kleinen Superstars
Japan: Hikari no Densetsu (transliterated title)
Italy: Hilary
World-wide: Legend of Light (English, Alternative Title)
Spain: Piruetas
World-wide: The Legend of Hikari (English)
Japan: 光の伝説 (Japanese)
The Legend of Hikari
Release Date1986-05-03IMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsanime animation
gymnastic
Production CompaniesTatsunoko ProductionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294105/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0294105.jpgUpdated At2025-08-19T06:00:23

Stars

Tsukasa Itô
Nobuo Tobita
Michie Tomizawa
Yoshimasa Inoue
Rihoko Yoshida
Shinya Ôtaki
Chie Kôjiro
Miki Itô
Yûko Kobayashi
Hiromi Tsuru

Directors

Tomomi Mochizuki
Tetsuya Kobayashi
Shin'ya Sadamitsu
Fumiko Ishii
Chisato Motegi
Kōji Sawai

Writers

Izumi Asô
Yasushi Hirano
Hideki Sonoda
Mami Watanabe

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Tsukasa Itô | Character: Hikari Kamijou
Actor: Nobuo Tobita | Character: Takaaki Oishi, Takaaki Ôishi
Actor: Michie Tomizawa | Character: Hazuki Shiina
Actor: Yoshimasa Inoue | Character: Mao Natsukawa
Actor: Rihoko Yoshida | Character: Coach Ishizaki, Manager Ishizaki, Professor Ishizaki
Actor: Shinya Ôtaki | Character: Kiisu, Announcer, Radio announcer
Actor: Chie Kôjiro | Character: Megumi Mita
Actor: Miki Itô | Character: Satomi Yamazaki, Satomi Yamasaki
Actor: Yûko Kobayashi | Character: Yukiko Doi, Yukko Doi
Actor: Hiromi Tsuru | Character: Miyako Kamijou
Actor: Yoshiko Ôta | Character: Hitomi Kamijou
Actor: Toshiharu Sakurai | Character: Chimii
Actor: Ken'ichi Ono | Character: Chaari
Actor: Aruno Tahara | Character: Takeshi Kamijou
Actor: Yumi Takada | Character: Eriko Kido, Sachiko Kido
Actor: Mika Doi | Character: Diana Groicheva
Actor: Osamu Saka | Character: Shopkeeper
Actor: Kazue Ikura | Character: Aiko Kojima
Actor: Run Sasaki | Character: Maria Lenova
Actor: Yûsaku Yara | Character: Shimada
Actor: Satoko Yasunaga | Character: Announcer
Actor: Fumio Matsuoka | Character: Toshiaki Ôishi
Actor: Satoko Kitô | Character: Mao Natsukawa (young)

[Directors Group]
Name: Tomomi Mochizuki | Role: Director
Name: Tetsuya Kobayashi | Role: Director
Name: Shin'ya Sadamitsu | Role: Director
Name: Fumiko Ishii | Role: Director
Name: Chisato Motegi | Role: Director
Name: Kōji Sawai | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Izumi Asô | Role: Writer
Name: Yasushi Hirano | Role: Writer
Name: Hideki Sonoda | Role: Writer
Name: Mami Watanabe | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Akira Inoue | Role: Producer
Name: Ippei Kuri | Role: Producer
Name: Shinji Nabeshima | Role: Producer
Name: Kazuo Shimamura | Role: Producer
Name: Motoki Ueda | Role: Producer
Name: Kenji Yoshida | Role: Producer
Name: Masatoshi Yui | Role: Producer
Name: Minoru Ôno | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Eiji Kawamura | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kazunori Hashimoto | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sachiko Miki | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Kikuko Tada | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: Tomomi Mochizuki | Role: Art Department
Name: Tetsuya Kobayashi | Role: Art Department
Name: Kōji Sawai | Role: Art Department
Name: Tamiko Kubo | Role: Art Department
Name: Chisato Motegi | Role: Art Department
Name: Mizuho Nishikubo | Role: Art Department
Name: Shin'ya Sadamitsu | Role: Art Department
Name: Fumiko Ishii | Role: Art Department
Name: Yoriyasu Kogawa | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Katsunori Shimizu | Role: Sound Department

[animation department]
Name: Hiroshi Hamasaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toyoko Hashimoto | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shin'ichi Kimura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Naoyuki Itô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sadatoshi Matsuzaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kenji Teraoka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuo Watanabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mitsuhiro Yotsuya | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mariko Aoki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Asami Endô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Taidô Hanafusa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroshi Kaneko | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tadashi Kodama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshiharu Satô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Juichi Sugiyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuya Takeda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Minoru Yamazawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Satomi Adachi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keisuke Fukuda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takayuki Gotô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshinori Higuchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiromi Maesawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Teruo Makabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hirohide Sugiyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Katsumi Hashimoto | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kyôko Hita | Role: Animation Department
Name: Seiji Hosono | Role: Animation Department
Name: Itsurô Kawasaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kôji Kikuchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuchika Kise | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akira Kobayashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazunari Kume | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yuka Maeda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuhiko Ozeki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shigeko Sakuma | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hifumi Suzuki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akira Watanabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sanae Ôkubo | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuhiro Ômame | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroshi Hara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mariko Iioka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Satoshi Isono | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroaki Kawaguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroshi Komaba | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshio Mizumura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Naoyuki Onda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshiko Saitô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ken'ichi Takano | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mayumi Tsukada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiaki Yanagida | Role: Animation Department
Name: Taiga Ôta | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kinya Aoyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Miyuki Chiba | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shûichi Hara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tetsuo Hara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kôji Hôri | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chûichi Iguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kôichi Ishihara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kôji Itô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hideo Kawauchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshiaki Kawauchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yasuhito Kikuchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiko Kiuchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masahiro Kurio | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masumi Maeda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kenji Masuda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chizuru Mitsunaga | Role: Animation Department
Name: Atsuya Miura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Jûji Mizumura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ken Mori | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kayoko Moriya | Role: Animation Department
Name: Seiichi Ochiai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tetsuya Oguri | Role: Animation Department
Name: Matsuri Okuda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takuya Saitô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuyo Shimizu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yumiko Suda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takeyuki Suzuki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroki Takagi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shinji Takagi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Miyuki Tokitomo | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kumiko Tsukada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiko Uchida | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tomomi Urayama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sawako Yamamoto | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yasushi Ôhara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroshi Ôwaki | Role: Animation Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sôichi Aida | Role: Production Department
Name: Susumu Oruga | Role: Production Department
Name: Tetsuo Uchida | Role: Production Department
Name: Naoto Satô | Role: Production Department
Name: Jun'ichi Yamakawa | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Mayori Sekijima | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294105/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: May 3, 1986
France: September 1988

Awards

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Box Office

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