Comedy ·Animation · Japan · 1980 · 1h 25m

Makoto-chan

まことちゃん

Director

Cast

Junji Chiba as Old Man (voice) Takeshi Kitano as Beat Kiyoshi as Kazuko Sugiyama as Makoto (voice) Kazuo Umezu as Rihoko Yoshida as Mika (voice)

Crew

Hirokata Takahashi — Director of Photography Kazuo Inoue — Editor Ryo Kawakami — Original Music Composer Tomoko Konparu — Screenplay Masaki Tsuji — Screenplay Noboru Shiroyama — Screenplay

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Tsutomu Shibayama Director Hirokata Takahashi Director of Photography Kazuo Inoue Editor Ryo Kawakami Original Music Composer Tomoko Konparu Screenplay Masaki Tsuji Screenplay Noboru Shiroyama Screenplay Tsunehisa Ito Screenplay Tetsuo Katayama Producer

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