You're in a gym in 1970 watching girls who trained until their hands bled face down the Soviets at the World Junior Championships, and the only thing between them and gold is whether their legs still work. The movie doesn't waste time on doubt or speeches. It shows you the gap between what they are and what they need to become, then makes you watch them close it through pure repetition and will. By the final set, you understand why this match matters more than any match should.

Japan's junior volleyball team earns a place at the World Junior Championships. Kozue, Midori, Kakinouchi and the rest of the all-Japan squad train hard under coach Inokuma before traveling to New York, where the strongest players in the world are waiting. In the first round, the Americans' remarkable stamina overwhelms them, but they manage to get through. When the final against the Soviet Union arrives, Kozue and her teammates come up with a secret plan to beat the Soviet spikes. This sports drama film is the third recap movie of Attack No.1, covering the New York championship arc.