Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)

12/08/2023 (JP) • 1h 54m

Animation, Drama, Family

You really are a good kid.

Overview

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – its founder and headmaster, Sōsaku Kobayashi – who deeply valued children's independence, and who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.

Top Billed Cast

Liliana Ohno

Totto-chan (voice)

Koji Yakusho

Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)

Shun Oguri

Moritsuna Kuroyanagi (voice)

Anne Watanabe

Chō Kuroyanagi (voice)

Karen Takizawa

Miss Ōishi (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

based on novel or book

elementary school

slice of life

school

based on memoir or autobiography

historical

autobiographical

physical disability

kids

anime

freedom of expression

girlhood

war

unconventional schooling

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