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“1981 Takahata film: 10-year-old Chie runs Osaka diner with yakuza dad; comedy from popular manga.”

Jarinko Chie (TV)

じゃりン子チエ

6.71

6,320 rank · 1,866 viewers · 3 favorites

Comedy Drama Seinen

64 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Fall 1981 · Tokyo Movie Shinsha · G - All Ages

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Synopsis

1981 Takahata film: 10-year-old Chie runs Osaka diner with yakuza dad; comedy from popular manga.

Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan," who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds really depressing, but it's actually a very funny comedy. The story is set in Osaka, which has a totally different culture from Tokyo. After the success of the movie, a TV series was made, and Takahata worked as the chief director. (Source: nausicaa.net)