Madogiwa no Totto-chan


Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: 窓ぎわのトットちゃん
English: Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 8, 2023
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: None found, add some
Source: Book
Genre: DramaDrama
Themes: HistoricalHistorical, SchoolSchool
Duration: 1 hr. 53 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.821 (scored by 741741 users)
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Ranked: #9792
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Popularity: #9944
Members: 3,550
Favorites: 9

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Synopsis

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man—its founder and headmaster, Sousaku Kobayashi—who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.

(Source: Kodansha, edited)

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Yakuwa, Shinnosuke
Director, Screenplay
Fujikura, Takuya
Episode Director
Aimyon
Theme Song Performance
Ueda, Yasuyuki
Associate Producer


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Ending Theme

"Anone (あのね)" by Aimyon




Reviews

Jan 22, 2025
窓ぎわのトットちゃん (the Little Girl at the Window) not kind foreign thing if you ever been reading it by book.

Madogiwa no Totto is a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the duration that I enjoyed until the end — Taking place in Tokyo during World War - II, it combines development learning with fun, freedom and love. However the main point is not only quite there, very wide. this story is a transition incident.

This book was first published in 1981, is a heartfelt and timeless tale based on <i>Tetsuko Kuroyanagi’s</i> true story. and became a bestseller in Japan. an expression used to describe people considered failures by ...
Mar 27, 2024
This was a really, really beautiful film, heartbreaking and devastating at times but so full of kindness and hope and love. As someone who also was a very unconventional child that needed an idiosyncratic, accepting environment (and was so generously afforded this), this story really affected me emotionally, spoke to me on a deep level, and was significantly moving. This is a real story, about a real school in Tokyo during World War II that encouraged children's freedom of expression and independence, run by a wonderful, forward-thinking man named Sōsaku Kobayashi who so genuinely loved, understood, and valued children.

Japan is a *very* rule-based culture – ...
Mar 20, 2024
Review summary: A story from before the war to during the war. However, this is a story that goes beyond that. The core of this story is Totto-chan's life. I think this is one of the best animated films. Check out the characters and art background images in the trailer. It's a lot of effort.

Who should watch: People who have seen "Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (In This Corner of the World)". People who like foreshadowing.
Who should not watch: This movie shows everyday life, so it can be boring for people who want to enjoy the highs and lows of their emotions.

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