Chibi Maruko-chan: The Boy from Italy

2015 1h 34m JA

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6.6

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6.2

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 14★6.2IMDB · 184

FamilyAnimationComedy

Synopsis

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Students from five different countries arrive in Maruko's town. Maruko and her classmates can barely contain their curiosity, and their new friends are full of surprises. And Maruko's family will house a boy from Italy!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

TARAKO
Momoko Sakura (voice)
Tomoko Naka
Shigeru Fujiki (voice)
Tsutomu Kashiwakura
Noritaka Hamazaki (voice)
Masami Kikuchi
Kazuhiko Hanawa (voice)
Naoko Watanabe
Tamae Honami (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
Sueo Marou (voice)
Miki Narahashi
Hanako Migiwa (voice)
Chafurin
Kimio Nagasawa (voice) / Hideji Saijou (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jun Takagi
Writers: Momoko Sakura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Chibi Maruko-chan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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TARAKO and Tomoko Naka and Tsutomu Kashiwakura carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5462882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jun Takagi directs. Nobuyuki Nakamura scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "Chibi Maruko-chan Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Nobuyuki Nakamura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5TARAKO and Tomoko Naka and Tsutomu Kashiwakura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5462882 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.