Kimagure Orange Road: Hearts on Fire, Love on the Stage! Birth of a Star

Japan Release: 1990
Running Time:
25 minutes

Kimagure Orange Road: Hearts on Fire, Love on the Stage! Birth of a Star


Japanese Title

きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード 恋のステージ=HEART ON FIRE! 春はアイドル
[Kimagure Orenji☆ Rodo Koi no Suteji = HEART ON FIRE! Sutaa Tanjo]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Toho / Studio Pierrot

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Titles

International Title

Kimagure Orange Road: Hearts on Fire, Love on the Stage! Birth of a Star

Initial US Title

Kimagure Orange Road: Stage of Love=Heart on Fire! Birth of a Star
US Distributor: AnimEigo (1994) / Time: 25 minutes

Alternate Titles

Carefree Orange Road: Stage of Love=Heart on Fire! Birth of a Star
[Literal translation]

 


Staff

Cast

Directed by Koichiro Nakamura
Writing credits Isao Shizuya, Kenji Terada, Yukiyoshi Ohashi
Produced by Haruo Sai, Hideo Kawano, Reiko Fukakusa, Yasushi Shibahara
Music by Shiro Sagisu
Cinematography by Hitoshi Kaneko, Toshikazu Komatsu
Production Design by Satoshi Miura
Kyosuke Kasuga Toru Furuya
Madoka Ayukawa Hiromi Tsuru
Hikaru Hiyama Eriko Hara
Kurumi Kasuga Chieko Honda
Takashi Kasuga Kei Tomiyama
Jingoro the Cat Kenichi Ogata
Yusaku Hino Masami Kikuchi
Manami Kasuga Michie Tomizawa
Mitsuru Hayakawa Yasunori Matsumoto
Shiori Yuko Mizutani

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Background and Trivia

  • Toho and Studio Pierrot filed the movie with the US Copyright Office on June 16th, 1992, under the registration number PA0000587247. The film was submitted under its international title, Kimagure Orange Road: Hearts on Fire, Love on the Stage! Birth of a Star, along with a hybrid English and Romaji title: "Kimagure Orange Road, Koi no Stage, Heart on Fire!--Star Tanjo". The listing also includes an alternative title for the series, "Carefree Days of Orange", which may have been suggested to potential buyers in international markets.
  • Based on the Japanese manga series "Kimagure Orange Road" (きまぐれオレンジ☆ロード - Kimagure Orenji☆ Rodo), written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto.
  • Part of the Kimagure Orange Road anime series, which originated with the Kimagure Orange Road (1987) TV series. Roughly, based on events, it would take place between episodes 23 and 30. It also takes place right after the movie Kimagure Orange Road: Hearts on Fire, Love on the Stage! Springtime Idol (1990).
  • The film is an OVA title, going direct to home video as its debut method. The title went for sale starting on May 1st, 1990.