Tale of Pollyanna, Girl of Love (1986– )
"Ai shôjo Porianna monogatari" (original title)

Based on the two "Glad Books" by Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna is a newly orphaned girl sent to live with her strict Aunt Polly in the town of Beldingsville. With her love for gladness, ... See full summary »

Stars:

Mitsuko Horie, Masako Nozawa, Keiko Han

Cast

Credited cast:
Mitsuko Horie	...	Pollyanna (voice)
Masako Nozawa	...	Polly (voice)
Keiko Han	...	Nancy (voice)
Eiko Yamada	...	Jimmy (voice)
Banjô Ginga	...	Pendelton (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Tilton (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shinobu Adachi	...	Mary (voice)
Hideyuki Hori	...	Timothy (voice)
Masako Ikeda	...	Mrs. Kaliu (voice)
Takako Kondo	...	Dargin (voice)
Taeko Nakanishi	...	Narrator (voice)
Kenichi Ogata	...	Tom (voice)
Natsumi Sakuma	...	Brigit (voice)
Toshihiko Seki	...	Young John (voice)
Yumi Takada	...	Susy (voice)

Storyline

Based on the two "Glad Books" by Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna is a newly orphaned girl sent to live with her strict Aunt Polly in the town of Beldingsville. With her love for gladness, Pollyanna manages to cheer up the depressed, the lonely and the sick. The day in which she is involved in a terrible accident, not even the little girl knows if she'll be able to ever be glad for anything again.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | surrealism | based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Animation

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

12 January 1986 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Tale of Pollyanna, Girl of Love

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nippon Animation Co. Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min 24 min (51 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Pollyanna (1960)

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Soundtracks

"Hohoemu Anata ni Aitai"
(Second Opening song)
Music by Kisaburô Suzuki
Lyrics by Jun Asami
Arrangements by Tatsumi Yano
Performed by Yûki Kudô

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