Marco Haha wo tazunete sanzenri

Apr 3 1999 N/A 1h 36m
Adventure, Animation, Drama

Marco, a young Italian boy, is searching for his mother across Latin America after her letters mysteriously stop arriving. On his travels Marco encounters people who care for him and help him along his way; however, he must also face the evils of the adults who care for nothing but themselves and decide to take advantage of his situation.

Plot

Marco and his family live in Genoa, Italy, a poor town where many local Italians went to work overseas. Marco's mother, Anna, is among one of them. Initially, Anna keeps writing back home while working in Argentina, but one day, the letters stopped. The boy then decides to search for his mother. Despite the journey's difficulties, Marco heads off into Argentina's interior, to meet his mother, who as the boy's bad luck would have to see his mother on her deathbed...

Written by

Edmondo De Amicis, Kazuo Fukazawa

Directed by

Kôzô Kusuba

Cast

Chieko Higuchi, Rumi Sakakibara, Takayuki Sugô

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Shochiku, Nippon Animation, Mitsui Bussan

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
93
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA