21 Apr 2023
The Village
In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds.
Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
Momoko's teacher asks the third grade to draw a picture based on their favorite song, to enter in a contest. She picks a song she's recently become fond of during music class, and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet relatives in Shizuoka, Momoko meets Shoko Kimura, a university student who occasionally draws portraits and plans to participate in an art contest. Momoko and Shoko become close friends, and end up inspiring each other both in their own ways.
Top Billed Cast
TARAKO Momoko Sakura (voice)
高橋由美子 Shoko Kimura (voice)
一龍斎貞友 Sumire Sakura (voice)
富山敬 Tomozou Sakura (voice)
佐々木優子 Kotake Sakura (voice)
中友子 Shigeru Fujiki (voice)
カシワクラツトム Noritaka Hamazaki (voice)
菊池正美 Kazuhiko Hanawa (voice)
渡辺菜生子 Tamae Honami (voice)
浦和めぐみ Maki Makimura (voice)
飛田展男 Sueo Maruo (voice)
ならはしみき Hanako Migiwa (voice)
茶風林 Kimio Nagasawa (voice) / Hideji Saijou (voice)
キートン山田 Narrator
山口勝平 Kenichi Oono (voice)
水谷優子 Sakiko Sakura (voice)
屋良有作 Hiroshi Sakura (voice)
津久井教生 Shinji Sekiguchi (voice)
真山亜子 Satoshi Sugiyama (voice)
掛川裕彦 Hideyuki Togawa (voice)
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