Jarinko Chie (Japanese: じゃりン子チエ, lit. "Chie the Brat") is a 1981 Japanese animated film co-written and directed by Isao Takahata, based on the manga of the same name by Etsumi Haruki. The film takes place in the lowly areas of Osaka, where sly and street smart Chie navigates a world where people spend their time drinking, gambling, and brawling. The film was produced by Toho.[1][2] After the film's success, Takahata served as the chief director for a follow-up TV series.[3]
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| Kanji | じゃりン子チエ | ||||
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| Directed by | Isao Takahata | ||||
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| Based on | Jarinko Chie by Etsumi Haruki | ||||
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| Cinematography | Hirokata Takahashi | ||||
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| Music by | Masaru Hoshi | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 110 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
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Known as "the most unfortunate girl in Japan", ten-year-old Chie is tasked with helping her troublesome unemployed gambler father run a small tavern in Osaka. Chie sneaks out to visit her mother, who recently left her and her father. Chie schemes a way to reunite the two, but first she tries to figure out how to get her father a real job.
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The film was produced by Toho and animated by TMS Entertainment with supporting animation done by Oh! Production.[1] During an interview for the film, Takahata was asked: "After producing a classic like Heidi, how can you now do a film about a girl cooking giblets on skid row in Osaka?" The journalist asking was Toshio Suzuki, who would go on to become the president of Studio Ghibli, working with long-time colleagues Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b animenewsnetwork.com, Chie the Brat main page
- ^ CINEMASIE.COM, [cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/chielapetitepeste/]
- ^ Nausicaa.Net, Chie the Brat information page
- ^ Osmond, Andrew (August 3, 2018). "Isao Takahata: Endless Memories, Part II: Chie the Brat and Gauche the Cellist". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Jarinko Chie at IMDb
- Jarinko Chie (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
