Gekijôban Furandaasu no inu

Mar 7 2000 Not Rated 1h 33m
Animation, Drama, Family

Poor but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a beaten dog (a Bouvier, a large sturdy dog native to Flanders) and adopt it and nurse it back to health, naming it Patrasche, the middle name of Nello's mother Mary, who died when Nello was very young. Nello's mother was a talented artist, and like his mother, he delights in drawing, and his friend Aloise is his model and greatest fan and supporter.

Plot

A small poor boy lives with his caring grandfather in a small Flemish village in the 19th century Belgium, has a lovable pet dog, loves art and dreams of becoming a famous painter one day. Based on a famous Flemish novel.

Written by

Miho Maruo, Ouida

Directed by

Yoshio Kuroda

Cast

Makoto Tsumura, Sakura Tange, Shinobu Adachi

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Onkyo Eizo System Co., Ltd., Nippon Animation

Languages

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
814
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA