Makoto-chan (1980)
A series of interconnected vignettes regarding Makoto Sawada, an energetic yet socially inept kindergartner, and his long-suffering family. Makoto strives to receive the title of his school's "Best Child" award, resulting in chaos and misunderstandings wherever he goes.
Director:
Tsutomu Shibayama
Writers:
Tomoko Konparu, Noboru Shiroyama, Masaki Tsuji, Tsunehisa Ito.
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Junji Chiba as Old Man (voice) |
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Takeshi Kitano as |
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Beat Kiyoshi as |
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Kazuko Sugiyama as Makoto (voice) |
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Kazuo Umezu as |
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Rihoko Yoshida as Mika (voice) |
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Noriko Ohara as Mom (voice) |
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Shinichi Yanagisawa as Dad (voice) |
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Junko Hori as Monta (voice) |
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Kaneta Kimotsuki as Makoto-Mushi (voice) |
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Kimie Nakajima as Old Woman (voice) |
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Mari Okamoto as Tomoko (voice) |
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Yumi Mizusawa as Ms. Hanako (voice) |
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Akio Nojima as |
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Eiko Yamada as |
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IchirĂ´ Murakoshi as |
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Kazuya Tatekabe as |
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Kazuyo Aoki as |
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Kumiko Takizawa as |
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Miki Kagawa as |
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Runa Akiyama as |
| Camera | Hirokata Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ryo Kawakami | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Kazuo Umezu | Creator |
| Writing | Tomoko Konparu | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tsutomu Shibayama | Director |
| Visual Effects | Osamu Kobayashi | Animation Director |
| Editing | Kazuo Inoue | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Koji Morimoto | Animation |
| Sound | Wataru Date | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Seiji Suzuki | Music Director |
| Writing | Noboru Shiroyama | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Setsuko Shibuichi | Animation |
| Sound | Kazuo Umezu | Theme Song Performance |
| Art | Mariko Kadono | Art Direction |
| Production | Yutaka Fujioka | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tetsuo Katayama | Producer |
| Writing | Masaki Tsuji | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kazuo Umezu | Comic Book |
| Writing | Tsunehisa Ito | Screenplay |