Marco: Carry a Dream

1999 1h 37m JA

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 9

Animation

Synopsis

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Marco, a young Italian boy, is searching for his mother across Latin America after her letters mysteriously stop arriving. On his travels Marco encounters people who care for him and help him along his way; however, he must also face the evils of the adults who care for nothing but themselves and decide to take advantage of his situation.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rumi Sakakibara
Anna (voice)
Chieko Higuchi
Marco (voice)
Takayuki Sugo
Pietro (voice)
Osami Nabe
Peppino (voice)
Urara Takano
Pablo (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Writers: Kazuo Fukazawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CAST

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Rumi Sakakibara and Chieko Higuchi and Takayuki Sugo carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0264837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kōzō Kusuba directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Rumi Sakakibara and Chieko Higuchi and Takayuki Sugo carry the top of the cast.
3IMDB entry: tt0264837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
4Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.