Chie the Brat

1981 1h 45m JA

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 46

FamilyAnimationComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Chie Takemoto is a dependable girl who struggles to help her troublesome father run a small tavern in Osaka. Unbeknown to her dad, she occasionally visits her mother who left him not too long ago. She plans on trying to reunite them, but not until her father gets a job.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chinatsu Nakayama
Takemoto Chie (voice)
Norio Nishikawa
Takemoto Tetsu (voice)
Yoshio Kamigata
Maruyama Mitsuru (voice)
Gannosuke Ashiya
Shacho (voice)
Kyōko Mitsubayashi
Yoshie (voice)
Utako Kyō
Obaa (voice)
Keisuke Otori
Ojii (voice)
Bunshi Katsura VI
Hanai sensei (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Isao Takahata
Writers: Isao Takahata, Noboru Shiroyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Isao Takahata, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kazuko Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Chinatsu Nakayama and Norio Nishikawa and Yoshio Kamigata carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0081881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Isao Takahata directs. Hirokata Takahashi behind the camera. Kazuko Takahashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Isao Takahata, shot by Hirokata Takahashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Kazuko Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Chinatsu Nakayama and Norio Nishikawa and Yoshio Kamigata carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0081881 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.