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The Story of Heidi

The Story of Heidi

19797.71h 47m

Overview

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.

Directed by Isao Takahata
Written by Hisao Ohkawa, Mamoru Sasaki, Yoshiaki Yoshida
Produced by Shigehito Takahashi
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Top Cast

Kazuko Sugiyama

Kazuko Sugiyama

Heidi

Kohei Miyauchi

Kohei Miyauchi

Alm-Ohi

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Yoshiaki Nemoto

The Doctor

Hiroko Maruyama

Hiroko Maruyama

Peter

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Terue Nunami

Großmutter

Taeko Nakanishi

Taeko Nakanishi

Aunt Dete

Keiko Han

Keiko Han

Clara Sesemann

Hisako Kyoda

Hisako Kyoda

Miss Rottenmeier

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Sebastian

Taimei Suzuki

Taimei Suzuki

Mr. Sesemann

Themes & Keywords

anime

About The Story of Heidi

The Story of Heidi is a animation, family, adventure film released in 1979 exploring themes of anime. Directed by Isao Takahata, it stars Kazuko Sugiyama, Kohei Miyauchi, Yoshiaki Nemoto. 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.

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