Nozomi in the Sun (1971)
Nozomi in the Sun is a 1971 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Junko Fujiyama, Masaaki Yajima and Makio Inoue.
Two baby girls were born in the same hospital: one of them is the daughter of an aristocratic family while the other belongs to a deprived household which lives in the slums of the city. However, the nurse-in-charge, Michiko, secretly switches the two babies due to a personal grudge, resulting in a change of fates of the girls from then on. Many years later, the lives of the two girls continue to be intertwined with each other, with the rich Miki ill-treating the poor Nozomi, yet both of them hold similar dreams to become a singer.
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What is Nozomi in the Sun about?
Two baby girls were born in the same hospital: one of them is the daughter of an aristocratic family while the other belongs to a deprived household which lives in the slums of the city. However, the nurse-in-charge, Michiko, secretly switches the two babies due to a personal grudge, resulting in a change of fates of the girls from then on. Many years later, the lives of the two girls continue to be intertwined with each other, with the rich Miki ill-treating the poor Nozomi, yet both of them hold similar dreams to become a singer.
When was Nozomi in the Sun released?
Nozomi in the Sun was released on 8 April 1971.
How many episodes does Nozomi in the Sun have?
Nozomi in the Sun has 26 episodes across 1 seasons.
Cast
- Junko Fujiyama as Nozomi Mine (voice)
- Masaaki Yajima as Narrator (voice)
- Makio Inoue as ファニー
- Kosei Tomita as 熊五郎
- Michiko Hirai
- Ikuo Nishikawa
- Miyoko Asou as Shizuko Mine (voice)
- Mitsuko Asou as Tsune (voice)
- Takako Kondou as Kazuo Mine (voice)
- Waka Tachibana as Yuki Mine (voice)
- Nobuko Maki as Sumiyo Kouda (voice)
- Ryoko Kinomiya as Michiko Nohara (voice)