A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising baseball player to The Toyko Flowers.
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Keiji Sada
Daisuke Kishimoto
Keiko Kishi
Fudeko Taniguchi
Minoru Ōki
Gorô Kurita
Yūnosuke Itō
Ippei Tamaki
Mitsuko Mito
Eijirō Tōno
Ogushi
Kōji Mitsui
Tamekichi Kurita
Jun Tatara
Yûsuke Shima
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Tadasuke Rokkô
Fujio Suga
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