Tistou the Green Thumb
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When eight-year-old Tistou is sent home from school after being unable to stop falling asleep at lessons, his father decides that he will continue his education by learning from observation of real life, and where better to start than in the garden! With the gardener Mr. Moustache, Tistou discovers he has a remarkable gift—the green thumbs: everything he touches grows into beautiful plants. His next lesson is with the stern Mr. Turnbull, manager of his father's armament factory who takes Tistou to visit the town to learn about "order." Over the course of the next few days Tistou learns many new things as he visits the town prison, the slums, and the hospital, and everywhere he tries to change the world into a better place with his new extraordinary power. Finally, he learns about war, and upon visiting his father's factory, he finds out that they supply the two countries at war with their weapons...
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Cast
19 people
Mami Yamase
Tistou (voice)
Known for
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach
Hideji Ōtaki
Moustache (voice)
Known for
Kagemusha
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Kei Yamamoto
Mr. Father (voice)
Known for
Shutter
The Bullet Train
Mayumi Wakamura
Mrs. Mother (voice)
Known for
My Rainy Days
Masafumi Satô
Trounadisse (voice)
Also in
Men and War III: The Final Chapter
Sanctuary
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Dr. Mauxdivers (voice)
Also in
Goyokin
Sword of the Beast
Junichi Hayakawa
Carolus (voice)
Also in
Wild Zero
Ghost Story: The House Where Butterflies Live
Maki Takayama
Amélie (voice)
Also in
The Ceremony
Demon Pond
Tomohide Tanokura
Girl (voice)
No other roles listed
Masaki Terasoma
Sensei (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
Steins;Gate
Sen Yano
Member of Parliament A (voice)
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Pitfall
Takeru Iruka
Member of Parliament B (voice)
No other roles listed
Yuji Tanno Director · Ryuu Tachihara Screenplay Maurice Druon Writer
First release October 4, 1990 · Produced in France, Japan · Production Association for the Promotion of the Japanese Cinema, Production I.G
Production
Shigoto Film Production
Production
Association for the Promotion of the Japanese Cinema
Production
Production I.G
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Dax International
Production
France · Japan
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Original title
チスト みどりのおやゆび
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 4, 1990
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No release date listed for United States.
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