Summary
TV pilot based on an original manga by Tetsuya Chiba, about a 10-year old girl named Yuki. An orphan who's being adopted by a family.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 60
Letterboxd · 28 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.9
Reach
Streams in 125 countries
+115Released
1972
December 29, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
AnimationDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Directing · 1
- Hayao Miyazaki Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation
Writing · 2
- Isao Takahata Writer
- Tetsuya Chiba Comic Book, Original Story
Visual Effects · 2
- Yoichi Kotabe Animation Director
- Yasuo Otsuka Animation Director, Character Designer
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