Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the 'Little Giant'. But Hinata soon learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles form a surprising weapon, but can their newfound teamwork defeat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated 'Dumpster Battle', the long awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?
Direction
Mitsunaka's cuts turn a single rally into operatic tension.
Sound
Squeaking shoes and impact thuds = ASMR for sports nerds.
Director
Susumu Mitsunaka
Ayumu Murase
Shoyo Hinata (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa
Tobio Kageyama (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Kenma Kozume (voice)
Yuichi Nakamura
Tetsuro Kuroo (voice)
Satoshi Hino
Daichi Sawamura (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Kei Tsukishima (voice)
Yuu Hayashi
Ryunosuke Tanaka (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Yu Nishinoya (voice)
Miyu Irino
Koshi Sugawara (voice)
Yoshimasa Hosoya
Asahi Azumane (voice)
Soma Saito
Tadashi Yamaguchi (voice)
Nobuyori Sagara
Hisashi Kinoshita (voice)
Toshiki Masuda
Chikara Ennoshita (voice)
Koutaro Nishiyama
Kazuhito Narita (voice)
Shinnosuke Tachibana
Morisuke Yaku (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Dumpster Battle' name comes from the coaches' promise to 'dump' the losers—dark for a kids' tournament.
This match took 86 anime episodes to reach; the movie condenses it to 84 minutes of pure payoff for diehards.
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