Makoto-chan
7.5
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.
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Cast
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Junji Chiba
Old Man (voice)
Known for
Fist of the North Star
Future Boy Conan
Takeshi Kitano
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Battle Royale
Tsutomu Shibayama
Kôji Morimoto
Tetsuo Katayama
Beat Kiyoshi
Known for
Kikujiro
Achilles and the Tortoise
Tomoko Konparu
Yutaka Fujioka
Kazuko Sugiyama
Makoto (voice)
Known for
Heidi: Girl of the Alps
Digimon Frontier
Masaki Tsuji
Hirokata Takahashi
Kazuo Umezu
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Tsutomu Shibayama Director · Tsunehisa Ito Screenplay Tomoko Konparu Screenplay
First release July 26, 1980 · Produced in Japan · Production Ajiado, Madhouse
Production
Tokyo Laboratory
Production
Ajiado
Production
Madhouse
Production
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Production
TMS Entertainment
Production
Japan
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Original title
まことちゃん
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 26, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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