A young Italian boy named Marco is devastated when his mother must leave home to work in Argentina to pay off the family debt. She sends the family letters, but soon the messages stop coming, which worries Marco and sets him off on an epic quest to find her.
Stars: Yoshiko Matsuo, Yukiko Nikaido, Kiyoshi Kawakubo, Mieko Nobusawa
Crew: Isao Takahata (Director), Yōichi Kotabe (Animation Director), Edmondo De Amicis (Novel), Isao Takahata (Screenplay), Isao Takahata (Director of Operations), Kazuo Fukazawa (Writer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: TOHO-TOWA
Runtime: 107 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 19, 1980
IMDb: 3.6
Keywords:edited from tv series, quest
