The Story of Heidi (1979)
Original title: アルプスの少女ハイジ
The Story of Heidi is a 1979 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Isao Takahata, with a running time of 1h 47m. It stars Kazuko Sugiyama, Kohei Miyauchi and Yoshiaki Nemoto.
Heidi is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' deaths four years earlier, takes the orphaned Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The American feature-length adaptation of Heidi (1974), the Japanese anime series produced by Zuiyo Eizo.
Cast
- Kazuko Sugiyama as Heidi
- Kohei Miyauchi as Alm-Ohi
- Yoshiaki Nemoto as The Doctor
- Hiroko Maruyama as Peter
- Terue Nunami as Großmutter
- Taeko Nakanishi as Aunt Dete
- Keiko Han as Clara Sesemann
- Hisako Kyoda as Miss Rottenmeier
- Kaneta Kimotsuki as Sebastian
- Taimei Suzuki as Mr. Sesemann
- Miyoko Asou as Grandmamma
- Takako Kondou as Brigette