Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)
- Original title
- 映画 窓ぎわのトットちゃん
- Directed by
- Shinnosuke Yakuwa
- Genre
- animation, drama, family
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- 10
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A little girl named Totto is sent to a unique school called Tomoe Gakuen in Tokyo. She experiences unconventional lessons and kind teachers while Japan gradually moves toward war.
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What happens
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (Japanese: 窓ぎわのトットちゃん, Hepburn: Madogiwa no Totto-chan) is a 2023 Japanese animated biographical film written and directed by Shinnouske Yakuwa with Yōsuke Suzuki as a co-writer; the film is based on an autobiographical novel of the same title by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. Produced by Shin-Ei Animation and distributed by Toho, it tells Kuroyanagi's story as a child (nicknamed Totto) of going to Tomoe Gakuen, and learning new things as Japan descends into war. The film stars Liliana Ohno as the voice of Totto, alongside Koji Yakusho, Shun Oguri, Anne Watanabe, and Karen Takizawa. It was released in Japan on December 8, 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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