Tottoi (1992)
Based on the novel Tottòi by Gianni Padoan. Sardinia is abundant in beautiful beaches and mysterious caves which are known as the habitat of a peculiar kind of seal on the verge of extinction. After moving to this island, Tottoi, fascinated by nature, visits different beaches and caves everyday. When he finds a seal cub and its mother in an isolated cave, he is surprised by the humorous movements and innocence of the cub and the dignity of its mother. Tottoi soon becomes attached to the seals, but his secret is revealed to heartless adults. In the name of preservation, a plan is developed to capture them for an aquarium. Now the dignity and pride of the wild seal are in danger. No matter how painful for Tottoi to be separated from his small friends, he must fight for the welfare of the wild mammals and let them go free into the sea.
Director:
Norifumi Kiyozumi
Writer:
Ryuzo Nakanishi
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Daisuke Namikawa as Tottoi (voice) |
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Kappei Yamaguchi as Billia (voice) |
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Kei Tomiyama as Cipriano (voice) |
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Naoko Matsui as Katerina (voice) |
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Ikuya Sawaki as Captain Marco (voice) |
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Takumi Yamazaki as Massimo (voice) |
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Seizo Kato as Nanni Span (voice) |
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Toshiharu Sakurai as Pedro (voice) |
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Chieko Honda as Francesca (voice) |
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Miyuki Ichijou as Gizza (voice) |
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Wataru Takagi as The Guide (voice) |
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Jun'ichi Kanemaru as Reinhart (voice) |
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Takeshi Watabe as Jack Land (voice) |
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Kenichi Ogata as Stanis (voice) |
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Ken Yamaguchi as Totorino (voice) |
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Naomi Oka as Bobore (voice) |
| Editing | Osamu Suda | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Shinichi Toda | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Fujiko Aoyagi | Animation |
| Art | Takashi Moro | Art Direction |
| Production | Kazushi Nishio | Producer |
| Editing | Yuko Watase | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Noboru Ishiguro | Animation Supervisor |
| Production | Junzō Nakajima | Producer |
| Writing | Gianni Padoan | Original Story |
| Directing | Norifumi Kiyozumi | Director |
| Visual Effects | Kôichirô Saotome | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kenichi Imaizumi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Masao Nakata | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shûichi Ishii | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kenji Yokoyama | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shinichiro Nishijima | Animation |
| Writing | Ryuzo Nakanishi | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Haruhiko Mikimoto | Character Designer |
| Camera | Toshiaki Morita | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Koichi Sakata | Original Music Composer |
