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The Mother Who Became a Kite

The Mother Who Became a Kite

20036.00h 45m

Overview

The second film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa".

Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi
Written by Nobuyuki Fujimoto, Akiyuki Nosaka
Produced by Sojiro Masuko, Kenji Oota, Junichi Kimura
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Top Cast

Ai Orikasa

Ai Orikasa

Mom (voice)

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Shotaro Okubo

Kacchan (voice)

Ryo Kamon

Ryo Kamon

Dad (voice)

Saburo Kamei

Saburo Kamei

Kato (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Keiko (voice)

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Seiya Miyamoto

Ichiro (voice)

Ai Satou

Ai Satou

Narrator (voice)

Chie Sato

Chie Sato

Old Lady (voice)

Hajime Koseki

Hajime Koseki

Old Man (voice)

Hisao Egawa

Hisao Egawa

Townsperson (voice)

Themes & Keywords

world war iibased on short story

About The Mother Who Became a Kite

The Mother Who Became a Kite is a animation, drama, war film released in 2003 exploring themes of world war ii, based on short story. Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi, it stars Ai Orikasa, Shotaro Okubo, Ryo Kamon. The second film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa".

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