Neighborhood Story The Movie (1996)
Original title: ご近所物語
Neighborhood Story The Movie is a 1996 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Junji Shimizu, with a running time of 30m. It stars Kappei Yamaguchi, Rumi Shishido and Chizu Yonemoto.
An alternate retelling of the beginning of the original series. Mikako and Tsutomu lived next door to each other since they were little. They both attend an art school, where Mikako is pursuing her dream of being a fashion designer. They formed a club called Akindo with several of their friends. Akindo participates in flea markets, where they sell their creations... clothes, dolls, and artwork.
Cast
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Tsutomu Yamaguchi (voice)
- Rumi Shishido as Mikako Koda (voice)
- Chizu Yonemoto as Shintaro Nakasu (voice)
- Kyousei Tsukui as Jiro Nishino (voice)
- Shiho Niiyama as Risa Kanzaki (voice)
- Takeshi Aono as Houji (voice)
- Tomoko Naka as Tsutomu's mother (voice)
- Wakana Yamazaki as Mai Ota (voice)
- Yuko Minaguchi as Ayumi Oikawa (voice)