Chie The Brat
54%
TV • 1981
episodes
64
episode-duration
25
status
Completed
start-date
3/10/1981
end-date
25/3/1983
country-origin
JP
popularity
662
studios
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
synonyms
Downtown Story
Kié la petite peste
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)