Shinnosuke YAKUWA 八鍬新之介
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl At The Window
窓ぎわのトットちゃん
Nippon Animation ³
After being expelled, seven-year-old Totto-chan is given a new chance at a school whose headmaster wants to give every child the opportunity to develop freely. While she blossoms in her new environment, the premonition of the Second World War can be felt. Shinnosuke YAKUWA’s beautiful and profoundly humanistic anime is based on a true story.
Fri., May 31, 2024, 18:00
Cinéma Arthouse Kino
European premiere
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years
Sun., June 02, 2024, 11:30
Mousonturm Saal
European premiere
Original with English subtitles
NOT approved for persons under 18 years
Animation Coming of age Crossing Borders
窓ぎわのトットちゃん
Madogiwa no Totto-chan
Japan 2023
114 minutes
Director
Shinnosuke YAKUWA
Script
Shinnosuke YAKUWA, Yosuke SUZUKI based on a novel by Tetsuko KUROYANAGI
Music
Yuji NOMI
World sales
Toho
Voice acting
Liliana ONO, Koji YAKUSHO, Shun OGURI, Anne WATANABE, Karen TAKIZAWA
About Shinnosuke YAKUWA
八鍬新之介
Shinnosuke YAKUWA, born in Hokkaido Prefecture in 1981, began working at Shin-Ei Animation Studio in 2005 after graduating from Nihon University College of Art. For many years, he directed numerous episodes of the popular animation series DORAEMON. His first feature-length animated film was DORAEMON: NEW NOBITA’S GREAT DEMON – PEKO AND THE EXPLORATION PARTY OF FIVE (2014).