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Little Nell

Original title: Sasurai no Shôjo Nell
  • TV Series
  • 1979–1980
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
70
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Little Nell (1979)
Animation

A teenager girl named Nell starts a long odyssey from London to the north of Ireland, in the hope to find her mother and brother who had left her when she was very small. She is accompanied ... Read allA teenager girl named Nell starts a long odyssey from London to the north of Ireland, in the hope to find her mother and brother who had left her when she was very small. She is accompanied by her grandfather Trent, and followed by a mysterious man who seems to know much about he... Read allA teenager girl named Nell starts a long odyssey from London to the north of Ireland, in the hope to find her mother and brother who had left her when she was very small. She is accompanied by her grandfather Trent, and followed by a mysterious man who seems to know much about her and her family. Nell and her grandfather are also chased by the malevolent usurer Kilp a... Read all

  • Stars
    • Yôko Asagami
    • Toshiko Yokota
    • Kazuo Kumakura
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    70
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    • Stars
      • Yôko Asagami
      • Toshiko Yokota
      • Kazuo Kumakura
    • 2User reviews
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    Yôko Asagami
    Yôko Asagami
    • Nell
    Toshiko Yokota
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    Kazuo Kumakura
    • Kirupu
    Naoko Takahashi
    • Rosa
    Shun Yashiro
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    Emotive and captivating

    I watched this anime when I was about 5 yo, almost 40 years ago, and I can recall how moving the story was, very good storytelling, it is based in the classic book The Old Curiosity Shop of Charles Dickens.

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 1979 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Küçük Nell
    • Production company
      • Dax International
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      • 23m
    • Color
      • Color

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