Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

December. 08,2023      
Rating:
8.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – its founder and headmaster, Sōsaku Kobayashi – who deeply valued children's independence, and who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.

Liliana Ohno as  Totto-chan (voice)
Koji Yakusho as  Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
Shun Oguri as  Moritsuna Kuroyanagi (voice)
Anne Watanabe as  Chō Kuroyanagi (voice)
Karen Takizawa as  Miss Ōishi (voice)

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Reviews

AniInterview
2023/12/08

Sorry, this movie sucks

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Mjeteconer
2023/12/09

Just perfect...

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Mathilde the Guild
2023/12/10

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Philippa
2023/12/11

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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