Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

Animation, Drama · 2023

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, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.

Starring

Tatsuya Kushida, Liliana Oono, Koji Yakusho, Yuji Nomi, Shun Oguri, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Anne Watanabe, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Karen Takizawa, Shizuo Kurahashi

Director

Shinnosuke Yakuwa