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Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

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2023 | 114 min | Animation, Drama, Family

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Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for families. If you loved Wonder or Bridge to Terabithia, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    2 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shinnosuke Yakuwa

  • Liliana OhnoTotto-chan (voice)
  • Koji YakushoSōsaku Kobayashi (voice)
  • Shun OguriMoritsuna Kuroyanagi (voice)
  • Anne WatanabeChō Kuroyanagi (voice)
  • Karen TakizawaMiss Ōishi (voice)
  • Tadaaki YamadaMigita (voice)