Jarinko Chie

Based On the book by Etsumi Haruki

Jarinko Chie (Japanese: じゃりン子チエ; lit. 'Chie the Brat'), also known as Downtown Story, is a 1981 Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata. Based on the 1978 seinen manga by Etsumi Haruki, the film was co-written by Takahata and Noboru Shiroyama, it stars the voices of Chinatsu Nakayama, Norio Nishikawa, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Kyoko Mitsubayashi, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Taking place in a working class town in Osaka, the young and independent Chie navigates the adult world around her, seeking to reform her father's behaviour and keep her family together. Produced and animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Jarinko Chie was Takahata's reintroduction to feature-length animated films after working in television anime.

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Release date:

1981

Director:

Isao Takahata

Cast:

Chinatsu Nakayama, Ichirō Nagai

Genre:

Family, Gag anime

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

1981 in adaptations