3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
1976 • Nippon Animation
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 1976
- Episodes
- 52
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Nippon Animation
- Genres
- Adventure · Drama
Based on a short section of the novel Cuore by the Italian Edmondo de Amicis, Marco is a young boy living in Genoa, Italy, together with his father Pietro. But the family is not complete, for Marco`s mother left for Argentina around a year earlier in order to find work. Letters from her arrive regularly until one day they suddenly stop. Worry for his mother and what might have happened to her overcomes the young boy. Marco thus decides to embark upon a journey to Argentina in the hope of being reunited with his mother. At first, Pietro is opposed to Marco`s plan, but moved by his son`s enthusiasm, he eventually allows the boy to go. So begins Marco`s long journey of the heart. Marco encounters many people throughout his travels, and finds maturity and self-acceptance as a result of his experiences.
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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, known in Japan as Haha o Tazunete Sanzenri, was produced by Nippon Animation in 1976 as the fifth installment of their World Masterpiece Theater series. Based on a segment of Edmondo De Amicis's 1886 novel Heart, the series follows young Marco Rossi as he travels from Italy to Argentina to find his missing mother. It was directed by Isao Takahata, with character designs and animation direction handled by a young Hayao Miyazaki, whose influence on the emotional depth and visual storytelling of the series remains highly regarded in animation history.
The production sought to create a deeply earnest, high-quality family drama that emphasized perseverance and emotional resilience. It was received with significant acclaim upon its release for its nuanced character development and authentic portrayal of nineteenth-century environments. The series became a cornerstone of the World Masterpiece Theater legacy, helping to establish the aesthetic and narrative standards for subsequent adaptations of classic children's literature produced by the studio.
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