| Synopsis | Court ni Kakeru Seishun MakotoTojo’s father、Hiroyuki、 is a former genius tennis player. However、 as he was a man who neglected family life、 he is divorced by his wife、 Haruko. Makoto is raised by her father. Hiroyuki is soon taken ill. Before his death、 he leaves a will to Makoto. He asks Makoto to visit her mother and elder sister in Tokyo、 and to work with her sister to win theWimbledontitle. With the silver racket left to her by Hiroyuki、 Makoto moves to Tokyo to start a new life with her mother and elder sister、 Saori. However、 Makoto later finds out that Saori is not her sister but her cousin. While they sometimes experience awkward moments、 Makoto and Saori deepen their bond through tennis. With the special techniques passed down to them by Hiroyuki、 they eventually form an invincible doubles team.As a TV series collaboratively produced by Fuji TV and Toei、 Court ni Kakeru Seishun aired on the Fuji TV network from September 3、 1971 to August 25、 1972. The screenwriter、 Itsuo Kamijo、 did the screenplay for other TV series such as Sign wa V and Attention Please、 which both recorded high viewer ratings. Hiroko Kino played Saori、 while Chieko Morikawa played Makoto、 drawing attention as pop star-like actresses. Miki Sanjo、 the mother of Hiroko Kino、 also appeared in the series. This co-starring of mother and daughter attracted interest in the series too. Court ni Kakeru Seishun is based on the manga Smash wo Kimero! by Kimie Shiga、 which was serialized by Shueisha in Weekly Margaret. |
