Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan", who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds really depressing, but it's actually a very funny comedy.

The story is set in Osaka, which has a totally different culture from Tokyo. After the success of the movie, a TV series was made, and Takahata worked as the chief director.

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Studios

• Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Staff

• Ikkou Kobayashi — Animation Director (eps 42, 45, 49, 61)
• Yuuki Kinoshita — Animation Director (eps 21, 25, 30, 36, 40, 46, 55)
• Katsuji Misawa — Director of Photography
• Hidekazu Ohara — Animation Director (ep 58)
• Takeo Kitahara — Animation Director (eps 18, 26, 28, 29, 34, 37, 43, 47, 56, 58, 63)
• Katsuhito Akiyama — Episode Director (eps 5, 7, 15, 32, 40)
• Shizuo Kurahashi — Sound Effects
• Shuuichi Kakesu — Editing
• Hideo Takayashiki — Script (eps 26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 37, 40, 41-44, 47, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55, 58, 59, 62, 63)
• Isao Takahata — Chief Director
• Junko Ikeda — Key Animation (eps 1, 4, 8, 13, 17, 22, 27, 33, 38, 44, 52, 57, 60, 64)
• Kazuhide Tomonaga — Animation Director (ep 39)
• Shigetaka Kiyoyama — Animation Director (eps 10, 14, 19, 26, 43, 51)
• Tsukasa Tannai — Animation Director (eps 11, 37)
• Youichi Kotabe — Animation Director (ep 6), Character Design
• Seiji Suzuki — Music Director
• Toshitsugu Saida — Animation Director (eps 1, 4, 8, 13, 17, 22, 27, 33, 38, 44, 52, 57, 60, 64)
• Takashi Asakura — Animation Director (eps 12, 16, 20, 24, 31, 35, 41, 48, 50, 53, 54, 59, 62)
• Shinsuke Kazato — Music
• Nobuyoshi Hoshikawa — Animation Director (eps 23, 32, 40)
• Noboru Shiroyama — Script (eps 1-4, 7, 8, 11-13, 17, 18, 21-23, 28)
• Masaki Yoshizaki — Art Design (eps 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33)