Botchan

Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi
1980    70mAnimation, Drama
7.35.5
Based on Soseki Natume's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books. The novel included autobiographical elements: Natsume once taught in Matsuyama, where Uranari comes to teach.

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  • Hideki SaijoBotchan (voice)
  • Akira KumeNarrator (voice)
  • Gorō NayaYamaarashi (voice)
  • Ichiro NagaiTanuki (voice)
  • Isamu TanonakaNodaiko (voice)
  • Joji YanamiAkashatsu (voice)
  • Masako NozawaChibi (voice)
  • Miyoko AsoKiyoshi (voice)
  • Yasuo YamadaUranari (voice)
  • Yoshio TakeuchiDirector / Storyboard
  • Natsume SōsekiNovel
  • Yoshiyuki FukudaScreenplay
  • Osamu DezakiProducer
  • Shichiro KobayashiArt Direction
  • Takeo WatanabeMusic
  • Hiroshi SakonjouSound Director
  • Akio SuginoCharacter Designer
  • Yoshiaki KawajiriKey Animation
  • Manabu OhashiKey Animation

Botchan Trivia

Botchan was released on June 13, 1980.

Botchan was directed by Yoshio Takeuchi.

Botchan has a runtime of 70m.

Botchan was produced by Osamu Dezaki.

The key characters in Botchan are Botchan (voice) (Hideki Saijo), Narrator (voice) (Akira Kume), Yamaarashi (voice) (Gorō Naya).

Botchan is an Animation, Drama film.

Botchan has an audience rating of 7.3 out of 10.

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