Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window Movie Details:
Kanji | 窓ぎわのトットちゃん |
Revised Hepburn | Madogiwa no Totto-chan |
Based on | Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Genre | Animation, Drama, Family |
Release date | December 8, 2023 |
Running time | 1hr 54min |
Starring | Liliana Ohno Koji Yakusho Shun Oguri Anne Watanabe Karen Takizawa |
Directed by | Shinnosuke Yakuwa |
Screenplay by | Shinnosuke Yakuwa Yōsuke Suzuki |
Produced by | Rena Takahashi Keiji Takagawa |
Cinematography by | Kentaro Minegishi |
Edited by | Toshihiko Kojima |
Music by | Yuji Nomi |
Production Company | Shin-Ei Animation |
Distributor | Toho Co., Ltd. |
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window Movie Voice Cast & Characters:
- Liliana Ôno as Totto-chan (voice)
- Koji Yakusho as Sôsaku Kobayashi (voice)
- Shun Oguri as Moritsuna Kuroyanagi (voice)
- Anne Watanabe as Cho Kuroyanagi (voice)
- Karen Takizawa as Miss Oishi (voice)
Storyline:
An ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | N/A |
Worldwide Collection | $5,272,443 |
About Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window Movie:
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Japanese: 窓ぎわのトットちゃん, Hepburn: Madogiwa no Totto-chan) is a Japanese animated biographical film written and directed by Shinnouske Yakuwa with Yōsuke Suzuki as a co-writer; the film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same title by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. Produced by Shin-Ei Animation and distributed by Toho.
The film stars Liliana Ohno as the voice of Totto, alongside Koji Yakusho, Shun Oguri, Anne Watanabe, and Karen Takizawa.
In March 2023, it was announced that an anime film adaptation of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi’s autobiographical novel Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window was in development.
In July of that year, it was announced that Liliana Ohno was to voice Totto-chan. In September of that year, it was announced that Koji Yakusho, Shun Oguri, Anne Watanabe, and Karen Takizawa were cast for the film. The theme song for the film is “You Know What” (あのね, Ano ne) by Aimyon.
It was released in Japan on December 8, 2023.