3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
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)
formatTV
statusFINISHED
Release dateJan 4, 1976
end dateDec 26, 1976
episodes52
duration26 min
studioNippon Animation
genresAdventure Drama
Score72% ❤
RomajiHaha wo Tazunete Sanzenri
native母をたずねて三千里
Relations
Charactères
Pietro RossiSUPPORTING
Marco RossiMAIN
Anna RossiSUPPORTING
Tonio RossiSUPPORTING
Fiolina PeppinoSUPPORTING
staff
Isao TakahataDirector
Kumiko OosugiTheme Song Performance
Yasuo UrakamiSound Director
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)
Charactères
Pietro RossiSUPPORTING
Marco RossiMAIN
Anna RossiSUPPORTING
Tonio RossiSUPPORTING
Fiolina PeppinoSUPPORTING
AmedeoSUPPORTING
Giulietta PeppinoSUPPORTING
EmilioSUPPORTING
Concetta PeppinoSUPPORTING
Gina CristiniSUPPORTING
NarratorSUPPORTING
STAFF
Isao TakahataDirector
Kumiko OosugiTheme Song Performance
Yasuo UrakamiSound Director
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 KotabeCharacter Design
Youichi KotabeAnimation Director (eps 1-52)
Youichi KotabeAnimation (ep 2)
Junzou NakajimaProducer
Takamura MukuoArt Director
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)
Kouichi SakataMusic
Isao TakahataEpisode Director (eps 1-52)
Tsukasa Tannai Animation
Shunichi SakaiAnimation
Michiyo YasudaFinishing Check
Kouichi MurataAnimation
Toshiyasu OkadaAnimation
Toshitsugu SaidaAnimation
Takaji MatsudoProducer
