Chiisana Love Letter: Mariko to Nemunoki no Kodomo-tachi

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Synonyms: A Little Love Letter, A Little Love Letter: Mariko And The Children Of The Silk Tree

Japanese: 小さなラブレターまり子とねむの木の子供たち

Information

Type: TV Special

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Dec 22, 1981

Producers: TV Asahi

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: None found, add some

Source: Unknown

Genre: Drama

Themes: Music, School

Duration: 1 hr. 24 min.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Ranked: #19099²

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Popularity: #17390

Members: 403

Favorites: 0

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Synopsis

A follow-up to the same studio's Helen Keller anime, A Little Love Letter kept the handicapped theme but focused on a wholly Japanese story. During the 1970s, actress Mariko Miyagi became heavily involved in the Silk Tree Academy (Nemunoki Gakuen), a rehabilitation center for disabled children. She appeared in several live-action films to promote the project, including The Silk Tree Ballad, Mariko-Mother, and Children Drawing Rainbows. This anime charts the 14-year period of Miyagi's stewardship of the academy and her relationships with several of the children. Divided into four seasonal chapters, the film uses highly realistic character designs based on the actual people involved and features storyboarding from the versatile Star Blazers-director Noboru Ishiguro.

(Source: AnimeVice)