Madogiwa no Totto-chan (2023)
Genre: Animation / Drama
Duration: 114 minuten
Alternative titles: Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window / 窓ぎわのトットちゃん
Country:
Japan
Directed by: Shinnosuke Yakuwa, Yûta Kanbe, Kunio Kato and Setsuka Kawahara
Stars: Liliana Ono, Kôji Yakusho and Shun Oguri
IMDb score:
7,6 (769)
Releasedate: 8 December 2023
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Madogiwa no Totto-chan plot
Tokyo, early 1940s. Tetsuko, known to everyone as Totto-Chan, is a lively little girl who makes life difficult for her teacher, who eventually sends her home. Her parents decide to enroll her in Tomoe, a school like no other, where old train cars are used as classrooms. The headmaster emphasizes the children's independence and creativity. When Japan goes to war, Totto-Chan discovers that life's small experiences are more important than the lessons.
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Actors and actresses
Totto-chan (voice)
Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Moritsuna Kuroyanagi (voice)
Cho Kuroyanagi (voice)
Miss Oishi (voice)
Reviews & comments
mjk87 (moderator films)
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Nice movie though. Not much happens the whole movie and every now and then that takes its revenge with the pacing. But still, this is a sweet movie where the world of children is beautifully depicted. Often realistic and sometimes dreamy in which a child can escape for a while. Well and beautifully done. Endearing characters make it complete.
Visually okay although the lips are animated a bit strangely (and also disturbing) and I also miss a bit of magic that I often have with other anime. I can't really put my finger on it because the whole is quite beautiful, full of details and what I normally like. But for my feeling also a bit sterile. 3.5*.
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mrklm
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Totto-chan is an energetic and curious girl who causes problems at school with her impulsive behavior. Until she and her mother [Anne Watanabe] visit Tomoe Gakuen, a special school with train cars as classrooms and the loving and patient Mr. Kobayashi [Kôji Yakusho] as the principal. Totto-chan immediately feels at home and makes friends with Yasuaki, a timid classmate with polio. The story begins in 1940, when the consequences of the war are not yet immediately noticeable. That changes after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and as a result this is not only a compelling portrait of a special friendship, but also of Japan during the war years. Endearing voice performances and a few beautiful fantasy sequences are more than enough to give you a lump in your throat. Based on the autobiographical novel by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, who herself spoke the epilogue.
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