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The Story of Heidi
7.8 / 10• 1979• 1h 47m•NR• Japanese
AnimationFamilyAdventure
Storyline
Heidi is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' deaths four years earlier, takes the orphaned Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The American feature-length adaptation of Heidi (1974), the Japanese anime series produced by Zuiyo Eizo.
Cast & Crew
Kazuko Sugiyama
Heidi
Lead
Kohei Miyauchi
Alm-Ohi
YN
Yoshiaki Nemoto
The Doctor
Hiroko Maruyama
Peter
TN
Terue Nunami
Großmutter
Taeko Nakanishi
Aunt Dete
Keiko Han
Clara Sesemann
Hisako Kyoda
Miss Rottenmeier
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Isao Takahata's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Story of Heidi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
