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Yamatarô kaeru

Yamatarô kaeru

1986Video⏱️ 24m
AnimationShortFantasy
6.6
IMDB Rating
24 votes

After having lost his parents, Yamatarou, a bear, is raised by a man. Yamatarou's friend is Shi-roku, a steam locomotive, and Yamatarou learns to impersonate the whistle of the locomotive. This is a story for nursery school kids a...

Director
Osamu Tezuka
Writers
Osamu Tezuka, Kimiharu Oguma
Stars
Eiko Yamada, Hitoshi Takagi, Miyoko Asô
Release Date
August 15, 1986
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Eiko Yamada
Eiko Yamada
as Yamatarô
Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takagi
as Shiiroku
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Miyoko Asô
as Middle Aged Woman
Ken'ichi Ogata
Ken'ichi Ogata
as Kuro
Miki Itô
Miki Itô
as Yamatarô as a Young Child
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Hiroshi Takemura
as Yamatarô as an Adult

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Tezuka Productions

🏷️ Keywords

anime animation

🎯 Categories

JapaneseAnimeAnimationFantasyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Masterpiece
by Tymsky2023-04-11
10/10

"I decided to watch it mostly because it had trains in it, but after watching it I realised that it had much more to offer. A little bear that becomes friends with a steam locomotive is an intresting and original concept, and it may seem crazy at first but after watching it you realise how good it acctualy is. This anime has an amazing story, amazing characters, amazing ending, amazing everything. The dubbing was also great. I never thought that an anime based on a children's books would be this good. Trully one of the best short films in history. If you haven't watched it yet, I defi..."

📖 Synopsis

After having lost his parents, Yamatarou, a bear, is raised by a man. Yamatarou's friend is Shi-roku, a steam locomotive, and Yamatarou learns to impersonate the whistle of the locomotive. This is a story for nursery school kids a...