The Story of Heidi

1979 1h 47m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 141

AnimationFamilyAdventure

Synopsis

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Heidi is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' deaths four years earlier, takes the orphaned Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The American feature-length adaptation of Heidi (1974), the Japanese anime series produced by Zuiyo Eizo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazuko Sugiyama
Heidi
Kohei Miyauchi
Alm-Ohi
Yoshiaki Nemoto
The Doctor
Hiroko Maruyama
Peter
Terue Nunami
Großmutter
Taeko Nakanishi
Aunt Dete
Keiko Han
Clara Sesemann
Hisako Kyoda
Miss Rottenmeier

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Isao Takahata
Writers: Hisao Ohkawa, Mamoru Sasaki, Yoshiaki Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takeo Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kazuko Sugiyama and Kohei Miyauchi and Yoshiaki Nemoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6650886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Isao Takahata directs. Takeo Watanabe scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Takeo Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Kazuko Sugiyama and Kohei Miyauchi and Yoshiaki Nemoto carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt6650886 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.