Title: Dash Kappei (Dassh Kappei)

Type: Television Series

Airdates: October 4, 1981 - December 26, 1982

Series Run: 65 episodes

Episode Length: 30 minutes

Network: Fuji Television

Air time: 6:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M., Sundays

Brought to U.S.: No

Information: Kappei never showed any interest in playing basketball. Bowever, his mind changed when he was attracted to Miss Natsu, the pretty coach of the basketball team. He volunteered for the team even though he wasn't willing to go through the hard work or training. Also, he was extraordinarily short. But this defect actually seemd to be a benefit when his team played against rivals. His playing and quick wit brought popularity among his teammates.


Creator: Noboru Rokuda

Presented By: Kenji Yoshida

Planners: Ippei Kuri, Tadashi Oka (Fuji Television), Minoru Uchima (Yomiuri)

Producers: Tomoyuki Miyata, Hajime Taniguchi, Masanori Nakano

Chief Director: Masayuki Hayashi, Seitaro Hara

Music: Koba Hayashi

Kappei Sakamoto: Mayumi Tanaka

Akane Asa: Mizuho Tsushima

Teacher Okazaki: Hiroshi Masaoka

Supuri: Mie Azuma

Seiichiro: Toru Ohira

Coach Kaori Natsu: Kazue Komiya

Captain Tachibana: Kazuhiko Inoue

Ushiyama: Yoshio Nagahori

Shogo Shimada: Shigeru Chiba

Ishiyama: Hideki Fukushi

Kyoshiro: Kazuyuki Sogabe

Daiba: Akira Murayama