---
title: 'Jarinko Chie (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Isao Takahata'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/jarinko-chie-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081881/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Jarinko Chie (1981)

1981 · 105 min · Family · Japan


## Synopsis

Jarinko Chie , also known as Downtown Story, is a 1981 Japanese animated film directed by Isao Takahata. Based on the 1978 seinen manga by Etsumi Haruki, the film was co-written by Takahata and Noboru Shiroyama, it stars the voices of Chinatsu Nakayama, Norio Nishikawa, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Kyoko Mitsubayashi, and Gannosuke Ashiya. Taking place in a working class town in Osaka, the young and independent Chie navigates the adult world around her, seeking to reform her father's behaviour and keep her family together.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Isao Takahata](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-takahata)

## Cast

- [Ichirō Nagai](https://cinepixo.com/people/ichiro-nagai)
- [Chinatsu Nakayama](https://cinepixo.com/people/chinatsu-nakayama)

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