This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – its founder and headmaster, Sōsaku Kobayashi – who deeply valued children's independence, and who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)

You really are a good kid.

★ 7.4/10 December 8, 2023 114 min

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Director: Shinnosuke Yakuwa  ·  Writer: Shinnosuke Yakuwa

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. The school had old railroad cars for classrooms and was run by an extraordinary man – its founder and headmaster, Sōsaku Kobayashi – who deeply valued children's independence, and who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity.

Director

Shinnosuke Yakuwa

Cast

Liliana Ohno Totto-chan (voice) Koji Yakusho Sōsaku Kobayashi (voice) Shun Oguri Moritsuna Kuroyanagi (voice) Anne Watanabe Chō Kuroyanagi (voice) Karen Takizawa Miss Ōishi (voice) Tadaaki Yamada Migita (voice)