Chie the Brat

Chie the Brat

1981 · 105 min · JA · 6.8 (46 votes)
Dir. Isao Takahata · Starring Chinatsu Nakayama, Norio Nishikawa, Yoshio Kamigata, Gannosuke Ashiya, Kyōko Mitsubayashi, Utako Kyō
FamilyAnimationComedyDrama

Chie Takemoto is a dependable girl who struggles to help her troublesome father run a small tavern in Osaka. Unbeknown to her dad, she occasionally visits her mother who left him not too long ago. She plans on trying to reunite them, but not until her father gets a job.

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A charmingly earnest anime that captures the everyday struggles and simple joys of a young girl trying to hold her family together. It's a warm, often funny, look at childhood resilience and the enduring power of hope.

heartwarmingnostalgiccomedicbittersweetsteadyslice-of-lifeanime classiccharacter-drivenfamilyresponsibilitychildhoodhope
based on mangaanime
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