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JAPAN · 1981

Chie the Brat

Isao Takahata
family reconciliation single parent struggles filial duty small business hardship coming of age
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Synopsis

Chie Takemoto is a dependable girl who struggles to help her troublesome father run a small tavern in Osaka. Unbeknown to her dad, she occasionally visits her mother who left him not too long ago. She plans on trying to reunite them, but not until her father gets a job.

Year1981
CountryJapan
DirectorIsao Takahata
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