Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother • 母をたずねて三千里
TV · 1976 · 52 eps · Finished · Score 7.2
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Themes: Classic Literature, Historical, Foreign, Male Protagonist, Kids, Travel, Coming of Age
Studios: Nippon Animation
Synopsis
Based on a short section of the novel Cuore by the Italian Edmondo de Amicis, Marco is a young boy living in Genoa, Italy, together with his father Pietro. But the family is not complete, for Marco`s mother left for Argentina around a year earlier in order to find work. Letters from her arrive regularly until one day they suddenly stop. Worry for his mother and what might have happened to her overcomes the young boy. Marco thus decides to embark upon a journey to Argentina in the hope of being reunited with his mother. At first, Pietro is opposed to Marco`s plan, but moved by his son`s enthusiasm, he eventually allows the boy to go. So begins Marco`s long journey of the heart. Marco encounters many people throughout his travels, and finds maturity and self-acceptance as a result of his experiences. (Source: Nippon Animation)
Voice Actors
- Yoshiko Matsuo as Marco Rossi
- Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Pietro Rossi
- Noriko Ohara as Concetta Peppino
- Akiko Tsuboi as Gina Cristini
- Yukiko Nikaido as Anna Rossi
- Kazuyuki Sogabe as Tonio Rossi
- Mieko Nobusawa as Fiolina Peppino
- Sachiko Chijimatsu as Giulietta Peppino
- Kuriko Komamura as Emilio