Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Dec 8, 2023

1h 54m

★ 7.9

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.

Genres

Animation

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Shin-Ei Animation

TOHO

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Cast

Totto-chan (voice)

Liliana Ohno

Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)

Koji Yakusho

Moritsuna Kuroyanagi (voice)

Shun Oguri

Chō Kuroyanagi (voice)

Anne Watanabe

Miss Ōishi (voice)

Karen Takizawa

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Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

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