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Makoto-chan

Makoto-chan

19808.01h 25m

Overview

A series of interconnected vignettes regarding Makoto Sawada, an energetic yet socially inept kindergartner, and his long-suffering family. Makoto strives to receive the title of his school's "Best Child" award, resulting in chaos and misunderstandings wherever he goes.

Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
Written by Tomoko Konparu, Masaki Tsuji, Noboru Shiroyama
Produced by Tetsuo Katayama
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Top Cast

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Junji Chiba

Old Man (voice)

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Beat Kiyoshi

Beat Kiyoshi

Kazuko Sugiyama

Kazuko Sugiyama

Makoto (voice)

Kazuo Umezz

Kazuo Umezz

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Rihoko Yoshida

Mika (voice)

Noriko Ohara

Noriko Ohara

Mom (voice)

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Dad (voice)

Junko Hori

Junko Hori

Monta (voice)

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Makoto-Mushi (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About Makoto-chan

Makoto-chan is a comedy, animation film released in 1980 exploring themes of based on manga, irreverent, whimsical, complicated, farcical. Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama, it stars Junji Chiba, Takeshi Kitano, Beat Kiyoshi. A series of interconnected vignettes regarding Makoto Sawada, an energetic yet socially inept kindergartner, and his long-suffering family. Makoto strives to receive the title of his school's "Best Child" award, resulting in chaos and misunderstandings wherever he goes.

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