Makoto-chan (1980)

Director: Tsutomu Shibayama

A series of interconnected vignettes regarding Makoto Sawada, an energetic yet socially inept kindergartner, and his long-suffering family. Makoto strives to receive the title of his school's "Best Child" award, resulting in chaos and misunderstandings wherever he goes.

Cast

Junji Chiba

Old Man (voice)

Takeshi Kitano

Beat Kiyoshi

Kazuko Sugiyama

Makoto (voice)

Kazuo Umezz

Rihoko Yoshida

Mika (voice)

Noriko Ohara

Mom (voice)

Shinichi Yanagisawa

Dad (voice)

Junko Hori

Monta (voice)

Kaneta Kimotsuki

Makoto-Mushi (voice)