“Seishun tennis team faces mystery and rival Ryouga on suspicious luxury cruise, leading to high-stakes brother showdown.”
The Prince of Tennis: The Two Samurai, The First Game
劇場版 テニスの王子様 二人のサムライ The First Game
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Synopsis
Seishun tennis team faces mystery and rival Ryouga on suspicious luxury cruise, leading to high-stakes brother showdown.
Ryouma Echizen and the Seishun Academy Boys' Tennis Team receive an invitation to play an exhibition match aboard a lavish cruise ship hosted by the wealthy Hikomaro Sakurafubuki. Once on board, the middle-schoolers are surprised to learn that Ryouma’s charismatic older brother, Ryouga, will be leading the rival squad. The opening contests draw cheers from the well-heeled crowd, yet odd details—lackluster food, gaudy décor—hint that the luxury liner may not be what it seems. As the boys explore the ship, they begin to suspect a darker purpose behind the tournament. With no adults to rely on, Seishun must rely on their tennis skills, quick thinking, and teamwork to uncover the truth and protect one another. Tension rises as the brothers Echizen prepare to face off, promising a high-stakes showdown on the high seas.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.70 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Dec 2009
- 9 “This movie is totally awesome. With fighting included in tennis, this just excites me more while I was watching the movie. However, there's 2 flaws & disappointments in this movie. 1, the art is...”
- 6 “I'm a big fan of the series, but a bit disappointed with this movie... I think the people who made this movie is a bit too hurried to decide on the characters. They made this filler character,...”
- 5 “This movie is not, technically, a very good movie. The art's pretty decent -- one can tell they had a higher budget for this movie than for the TV series -- the soundtrack's fine but not...”
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- Format 1 × 65′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 05m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2005 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0737 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Shochiku Producer
- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
- Shueisha Producer