"Arupusu no shôjo Haiji" (1974) TV series

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

Atsuji Hayakawa
Masao Kuroda

Writer:

Mamoru Sasaki (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

6 January 1974 (Japan)

Genre:

Family | Animation

Plot:

This animation series follows the childhood "adventures" of a girl named Heidi, who lives with her grandfather somewhere on the Alps.

Plot Keywords:

Young Girl | Anime | Kids And Family | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Cristina Camargo	...	Heidi (52 episodes, 1974)
Francisco Colmenero	...	Abuelo (28 episodes, 1974)

Also Known As:

"Heidi" (West Germany)
"Heidi: Girl of the Alps"

Runtime:

Argentina:28 min | Japan:24 min (52 episodes)

Country:

Japan | West Germany

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

Zuiyo

Trivia:

The opening credit roll was animated by Hayao Miyazaki, except for two scenes by experienced animator Yasuji Mori. Assigned to animate a ring dance of Heidi and Peter, Mori wanted to analyze a movement of two real people, so Miyazaki and animation director Yôichi Kotabe did a ring dance in a parking lot next to their studio, and Mori shot them with an 8mm camera for reference.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in ¿Por qué se frotan las patitas? (2006)

Heidi: that's my childhood

This is one of the first Japanese cartoon series that reached my country (Italy) in the late '70s and by far one of the best. It follows the original book quite faithfully and its graphics is of rather excellent level for just a TV series before the computer age. The characters are very well "builded", they are completely believable and lively: they became my friends and so was for all the children I knew. Indeed, this series was so well done that everyone, not just children, not just young girls, but just EVERYONE get crazy about it: boys and girls, teenagers, parents, grandparents... still I remember how much my grandpa liked it...