3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri / Sekai Meisaku Gekijou / 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother / Marco / From the Appenines to the Andes / World Masterpiece Theater / WMT / הלבSummary
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)
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Details
- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 52
- Episode length
- 26 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 22 h 32 min (52 × 26 min)
- Season
- Winter 1976
- Start date
- January 4, 1976
- End date
- December 26, 1976
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Nippon Animation
- Romaji title
- Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri
- English title
- 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
- Native title
- 母をたずねて三千里
- Other titles
- Sekai Meisaku Gekijou · 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother · Marco · From the Appenines to the Andes · World Masterpiece Theater · WMT · הלב
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Marco: Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri
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3000 Leagues in Search of MotherThis page
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Characters 11
Main characters
- Marco Rossiマルコ・ロッシMain
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- Pietro Rossiピエトロ・ロッシSupporting
- Anna Rossiアンナ・ロッシSupporting
- Tonio Rossiトニオ・ロッシSupporting
- Fiolina Peppinoフィオリーナ・ペッピーノSupporting
- AmedeoアメデオSupporting
- Giulietta Peppinoジュリエッタ・ペッピーノSupporting
- EmilioエミリオSupporting
- Concetta Peppinoコンチェッタ・ペッピーノSupporting
- Gina Cristiniジーナ・クリスティーニSupporting
- NarratorナレーターSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Isao TakahataDirector
- Youichi KotabeCharacter design
- Kouichi SakataMusic
- Takamura MukuoArt director
- Yasuo UrakamiSound director
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- Kumiko OosugiTheme Song Performance
- Seiji OkudaStoryboard (eps 9, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 32, 34, 37, 38, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51)
- Yoshio KurodaStoryboard (eps 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 35)
- Youichi KotabeAnimation Director (eps 1-52)
- Youichi KotabeAnimation (ep 2)
- Junzou NakajimaProducer
- Isao TakahataStoryboard (eps 1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
- Hayao MiyazakiLayout (eps 1-52)
- Reiko OkuyamaAssistant Animation Director (eps 22-52)
- Isao TakahataTheme Song Lyrics (ED)
- Yoshiyuki TominoStoryboard (eps 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 33, 36, 39, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52)
- Hayao MiyazakiAnimation (ep 2)
- Isao TakahataEpisode Director (eps 1-52)
- Tsukasa TannaiAnimation
- Shunichi SakaiAnimation
- Michiyo YasudaFinishing Check
- Kouichi MurataAnimation
- Toshiyasu OkadaAnimation
- Toshitsugu SaidaAnimation
- Takaji MatsudoProducer