Makoto-chan
Seen it?1980 | 85 min | Comedy, Animation
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy 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 anyone who wants a laugh and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 25 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).
A series of interconnected vignettes regarding Makoto Sawada, an energetic yet socially inept kindergartner, and his long-suffering family. Makoto strives to receive the title of his school's "Best Child" award, resulting in chaos and misunderstandings wherever he goes.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- 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 8K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
- Junji ChibaOld Man (voice)
- Takeshi Kitano
- Beat Kiyoshi
- Kazuko SugiyamaMakoto (voice)
- Kazuo Umezu
- Rihoko YoshidaMika (voice)
- Noriko OharaMom (voice)
- Shinichi YanagisawaDad (voice)
- Junko HoriMonta (voice)
- Kaneta KimotsukiMakoto-Mushi (voice)