Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song (1992)
AnimationComedyDramaFamilyMusic
Momoko's teacher asks the third grade to draw a picture based on their favorite song, to enter in a contest. She picks a song she's recently become fond of during music class, and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet relatives in Shizuoka, Momoko meets Shoko Kimura, a university student who occasionally draws portraits and plans to participate in an art contest. Momoko and Shoko become close friends, and end up inspiring each other both in their own ways.
Directors:
Tsutomu Shibayama, Yumiko Suda.
Writer:
Momoko Sakura
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TARAKO as Momoko Sakura (voice) |
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Yuko Mizutani as Sakiko Sakura (voice) |
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Yusaku Yara as Hiroshi Sakura (voice) |
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Teiyu Ichiryusai as Sumire Sakura (voice) |
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Kei Tomiyama as Tomozou Sakura (voice) |
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Yuko Sasaki as Kotake Sakura (voice) |
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Yumiko Takahashi as Shoko Kimura (voice) |
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Naoko Watanabe as Tamae Honami (voice) |
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Nobuo Tobita as Sueo Maruo (voice) |
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Masami Kikuchi as Kazuhiko Hanawa (voice) |
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Tsutomu Kashiwakura as Noritaka Hamazaki (voice) |
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Kyousei Tsukui as Shinji Sekiguchi (voice) |
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Mami Matsui as Tarou Tomita (voice) |
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Masako Miura as Itou Yumiko (voice) |
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Miki Narahashi as Hanako Migiwa (voice) |
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Chafurin as Kimio Nagasawa (voice) / Hideji Saijou (voice) |
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Tomoko Naka as Shigeru Fujiki (voice) |
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Ako Mayama as Satoshi Sugiyama (voice) |
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Kappei Yamaguchi as Kenichi Oono (voice) |
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Ai Orikasa as Mari Uesugi (voice) |
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Megumi Urawa as Maki Makimura (voice) |
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Hirohiko Kakegawa as Hideyuki Togawa (voice) |
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Keaton Yamada as Narrator |
| Writing | Momoko Sakura | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yumiko Suda | Storyboard |
| Sound | Akira Senju | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Yumiko Takahashi | Theme Song Performance |
| Art | Kanako Nomura | Art Direction |
| Camera | Shuichi Ito | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kenji Shimizu | Producer |
| Production | Masahiro Okamura | Producer |
| Directing | Tsutomu Shibayama | Director |
| Visual Effects | Akio Katada | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Fumiyo Kimura | Key Animation |
| Directing | Yumiko Suda | Director |
| Visual Effects | Masaya Fujimori | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Yuuko Ikuno | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Masaaki Yuasa | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Atsuko Nozaki | Key Animation |