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Marco - From the Apennines to the Andes (TV)

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©NIPPON ANIMATION CO., LTD. 

 
Alternative title:
Cuore - Edmondo De Amicis (Italian) 
From the Apennines to the Andes 
Haha o Tazunete Sanzen Ri (Japanese) 
Marco dagli Appennini (Italian) 
Marco dagli Appennini alle Ande (Italian) 
Marco, De los Apeninos a los Andes (Spanish) 
وداعا ماركو (Arabic) 
母をたずねて三千里 (Japanese) 
萬里尋母 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
엄마 찾아 삼천리 (Korean) 
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother 
3000 лиг в поисках матери (Russian) 
Genres: adventure , drama , slice of life 
Themes: historical 
Objectionable content: None 
Plot Summary: Italy is in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she writes to her family that she is sick, her letters stop coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. He travels across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and having many adventures during his journey. 
User Ratings: 80 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 13 votes (sub:6, raw:2, ?:1, others:4
1 Arabic edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 14 votes (sub:3, ?:2, dub:1, others:8
3 Spanish dubbed
3 Arabic dubbed
2 Spanish edited dub
)
 Very good: 20 votes (sub:11, edit.dub:1, dub:1, ?:1, others:6
4 Spanish dubbed
2 Arabic dubbed
)
 Good: 17 votes (sub:9, ?:2, raw:1, others:5
2 Portuguese dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 7 votes (sub:3, dub:2, raw:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 So-so: 5 votes (dub:1, others:4
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Spanish edited dub
)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:2, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 169 users, rank: #4253 (of 9903)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.637 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.8858, rank: #1443 (of 10050)
Weighted mean: 7.598 (Very good−), rank: #1419 (of 10050) (seen all: 7.80 / seen some: 7.36 / won't finish: 4.23)
Bayesian estimate: 7.581 (Very good−), rank: #1166 (of 7615)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 52 
Episode titles: We have 52
Vintage:
1976-01-04 to 1976-12-26 
1976-06-21 to 1977-08-05 (South Korea, TBC) 
1977-05-22 to 1978-02-12 (Portugal) 
1980 (Colombia - Cadena Uno) 
1980 (México - TV Azteca) 
1980-01-09 to 1981-03-25 (Germany) 
1982-02-08 to 1982-04-21 (Italy, Rai 1) 
Release dates: We have 17
Opening Theme:
"Sōgen no Marco" (草原のマルコ) by Kumiko Ohsugi 
Ending Theme:
"Kaasan Ohayō" (かあさんおはよう) by Kumiko Ohsugi 
Links: We have 19
Trivia: We have 4
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Isao Takahata 
Scenario:
Kazuo Fukazawa  (eps 1-52) 
Storyboard:
Isao Takahata (eps 1-2, 4-5, 7) 
Minoru Yokitani (21 episodes
eps 6-14 even, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 33, 36, 39-40, 42-52 even
) 
Seiji Okuda  (18 episodes
eps 9, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 32, 34, 37-38, 41-51 odd
) 
Yoshio Kuroda (7 episodes
eps 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 35
) 
Yoshiyuki Tomino  (ep 3) 
Music: Kōichi Sakata 
Original creator: Edmondo De Amicis 
Character Design: Yōichi Kotabe 
Art Director: Takamura Mukuo 
Animation Director: Yōichi Kotabe 
Sound Director: Yasuo Uragami 
Director of Photography: Keishichi Kuroki 
Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi 
Producer:
Junzō Nakajima 
Takaharu Bessho (Fuji TV; eps 7-52) 
Takaji Matsudo 

Animation:
Fumio Kouda (ep 13) 
Hayao Miyazaki (ep 2) 
Hidemi Maeda (5 episodes
eps 8-14 even, 24
) 
Hidenori Ōshima (ep 52) 
Hideo Kawauchi (eps 20-52 even) 
Johji Manabe (28 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 11, 13, 15-17, 19-51 odd, 52
) 
Junichi Yokoyama (ep 1) 
Kazuo Ushikoshi (eps 7, 19) 
Ken'ichi Okamoto (OH Production; 11 episodes
eps 33-51 odd, 52
) 
Kōichi Murata (OH Production; 28 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-15 odd, 16-17, 19-51 odd, 52
) 
Koushin Yonekawa (OH Production; 10 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 11, 13, 15-17
) 
Masako Shinohara (17 episodes
eps 1, 3-5, 8-9, 11-15, 17-18, 46-52 even
) 
Noboru Akiyama (eps 17, 21) 
Nobuo Tomizawa (ep 12) 
Shunichi Sakai (24 episodes
eps 3-6, 8-14 even, 15, 17-18, 20-44 even
) 
Shunji Saida (OH Production; 19 episodes
eps 1, 19-51 odd, 52
) 
Takashi Namiki (uncredited) 
Toshiko Nakagawa (eps 10, 19) 
Toshiyasu Okada (eps 6-34 even) 
Tsukasa Tannai (OH Production; 17 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-8, 11, 13, 15-17, 19-31 odd
) 
Yōichi Kotabe (ep 2) 
Yukiyoshi Hane (eps 6-52 even) 
Animation Check:
Hidemi Maeda (19 episodes
eps 23-45 odd, 46-52
) 
Junichi Yokoyama (eps 5-12) 
Masako Shinohara (eps 19-44) 
Noboru Takano (eps 1-18) 
Nobuo Tomizawa (36 episodes
eps 6-22, 24-44 even, 45-52
) 
Assistant Animation Director:
Reiko Okuyama  (eps 22-52) 
Assistant Director:
Kazuyoshi Yokota  (24 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 32-47
) 
Kenichi Baba  (23 episodes
eps 1-3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27-51 odd
) 
Yasuo Kageyama  (21 episodes
eps 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26-52 even
) 
Background Art:
Kenichi Ishibashi (eps 5-51 odd) 
Kōyō Itō (28 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-52 even
) 
Shigeo Nishihara (eps 5-51 odd) 
Tadao Kubota (28 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-52 even
) 
Yoshikuni Nishi (eps 5-51 odd) 
Editing: Takeshi Seyama 
Finish Check: Michiyo Yasuda (eps 1-52) 
Layout: Hayao Miyazaki 
Photography:
Tetsuro Kumase (eps 1-52) 
Tōru Hagiwara (eps 1-52) 
Production Advancement:
Hiroshi Usuda (6 episodes
eps 29, 34, 39, 44, 48, 52
) 
Katsumi Takasago (14 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9-10, 13-14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 36, 41, 46, 50
) 
Kōji Takeuchi (11 episodes
eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, 51
) 
Toshihiro Horiuchi (11 episodes
eps 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 33, 38, 43
) 
Production Desk: Sakae Endo 
Scene Design: Hayao Miyazaki 
Sound Adjustment: Tsuguo Nakatogawa 
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda 
Theme Song Arrangement:
Kōichi Sakata 
Reijirō Koroku 
Theme Song Composition: Kōichi Sakata 
Theme Song Lyrics:
Isao Takahata 
Kazuo Fukazawa 
Theme Song Performance: Kumiko Ohsugi (OP + ED) 
Yoshiko Matsuo as Marco 

Kazuyuki Sogabe as Tonio 
Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Pietro 
Mie Azuma as Pablo 
Noriko Ohara as Conchetta 
Yukiko Nikaido as Anna 

Akiko Tsuboi as Narrator 
Akio Nojima as Rocky 
Eken Mine as Federico 
Fumio Matsuoka as Frediand 
Hikaru Miyata as Fernandez 
Ichirō Nagai as Peppino 
Kei Tomiyama as Mario 
Keiko Yokozawa as Fana 
Kōhei Miyauchi as Carlos 
Kuriko Komamura as Emilio 
Mahito Tsujimura as Carlo 
Masaaki Okabe as Victor Mequinez 
Masako Nozawa as Luigi 
Michirō Okada as Bartolomeo 
Mieko Nobusawa as Fiolina 
Miyoko Asō as Catalina 
Reiko Mutoh as Clara 
Ryūsei Nakao as Miguel 
Sachiko Chijimatsu as
Bernardo 
Julietta 
Shigeyuki Hosoi as Lunchio 
Shunji Yamada as Man (ep 1) 
Sumiko Shirakawa as Domenchio 
Takeshi Watabe as Governor 
Takuzō Kamiyama as Leonardo 
Tōru Furuya as Manuel (eps 45-46) 
Yoneko Matsukane as Lucia 

Akiko Tsuboi 
Akira Shimada 
Hideo Kinoshita 
Hikaru Miyata 
Hiroshi Masuoka 
Hisako Kyōda 
Hisako Ōkata 
Hisashi Katsuta 
Ichirō Murakoshi 
Iemasa Kayumi 
Ikuko Sugita 
Ikuo Nishikawa 
Issei Masamune 
Keaton Yamada 
Keiko Hanagata 
Kuniko Kashii 
Mahito Tsujimura 
Masako Ikeda 
Masako Sugaya 
Matsugoro Mita 
Mikio Terashima 
Minori Matsushima 
Miyoko Asō 
Motomu Kiyokawa 
Reiko Katsura 
Reiko Mutoh 
Rihoko Yoshida 
Rokurō Naya 
Ryūji Saikachi 
Ryūsei Nakao 
Sachiko Chijimatsu 
Seizō Katō 
Takeshi Kuwabara 
Teppei Takasugi 
Tetsuya Kaji 
Toshiya Sugita 
Toshiya Ueda 
Yasuo Tanaka 
Japanese companies
Animation: Oh! Production (28 episodes
eps 3-5, 7-15 odd, 16-17, 19-51 odd, 52
) 
Animation Production: Nippon Animation 
Backgrounds:
Mukuo Studio (28 episodes
eps 1-4, 6-52 even
) 
Studio Aqua (eps 5-51 odd) 
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network 
Development: Toyo Laboratory (now Imagica) 
Distributor: Bandai Visual 
Finish Animation: Studio Robin 
Photography: Trans Arts Co. 
Production: Nippon Animation 
Recording Studio: Studio Taiping 
Sound Effects: Ishida Sound Production (now Fizz Sound) 
Sound Production: Audio Planning U 
English staff
English companies
(none)
Licensed by: Studio100 
English cast
(none)
Korean staff
Korean cast
(none)
Um Sang-Hyun (EBS version) 
Korean companies
Broadcaster: Tongyang Broadcasting Company (from 21 June 1976) 
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Dubbing Director: Francisco Sánchez (Spain dub) 

Adaptation: Francisco Sánchez (Spain dub) 
Theme Song Performance: José María López Pascual (OP, ED, Spain dub) 
Ana Ouro as Marco (Galician dub) 
Ana Ángeles García as Marco (Spain dub) 

Angelina Gatell as Anna Rossi (Spain dub) 
Charo Pena as Anna (Galician dub) 
Chelo Díaz as Concetta (Galician dub) 
Conchita Núñez as
Conccetta (Spain dub) 
Pablo (Spain dub) 
Isabel Vallejo as Emilio (Galician dub) 
Javier Dotú as Tonio (Spain dub) 
Javier Martín as Pietro Rossi (Spain dub) 
Nacho Castaño as Tonio (Galician dub) 
Teresa Santamaría as Pablo (Galician dub) 

Alfonso Valiño as Sr. Guillioti (Galician dub) 
Amelia Jara as
Bernardo (Spain dub) 
Lucia (Spain dub; ep 3) 
Ana Ángeles García as Fiorina (Spain dub) 
Ana María Saizar as Sra.Gina (Spain dub) 
Angela González as Amelia Ceballos (Spain dub; ep 37) 
Ángeles Macua as Fiorina (Spain dub) 
Aníbal Vela Jr. as
Fish Seller (Spain dub; ep 2) 
Gino (Spain dub) 
Antonio Fernández Sánchez as Tio Merelli (Spain dub) 
Antonio Iranzo as Fosco (Spain dub; eps 24-25) 
Benjamin Domingo as Sr. Girotti (Spain dub) 
Carlos Del Pino as Cesare (Spain dub) 
Carolina Montijano as Emilio (Spain dub) 
Chema Gagino as Francesco (Galician dub) 
Claudio Rodriguez as Fadobani (Spain dub; ep 37) 
Claudio Velásquez as Marco (new version) 
Conchita Núñez as Domenico (Spain dub; ep 2) 
Eloísa Mateos as Luigi (Spain dub) 
Estanis González as
Captain Giovanni (Spain dub; ep 39) 
Leonardo (Spain dub; ep 16) 
Fernando Nogueras as Mr. Moretti (Spain dub; eps 33-34) 
Francisco Sánchez as Peppino (Spain dub) 
Héctor Cantolla as Sr. Mequinez (Spain dub) 
Irene Guerrero De Luna as Caterina (Spain dub) 
Joaquín Vidriales as
Don Carlos (Spain dub; ep 30) 
Dr. Rombaldini (Spain dub) 
José Caride as
Captain of the Folgore (Spain dub) 
Ferdinando (Spain dub) 
José Martinez Blanco as
Giovanni (Spain dub; eps 41-42) 
Sandro (Spain dub; ep 9) 
Jose Moratalla as
Manuel (Spain dub) 
Mario (Spain dub) 
Jose Luis Gil as
Miguel (Spain dub) 
Rocky (Spain dub) 
Salvador Balboa (Spain dub) 
Tonio Rossi (Spain dub; ep 52) 
José Luis Lespe as Forgole Sailor (Spain dub) 
Juan Lombardero as Traveler (Spain dub; ep 50) 
Julio Núñez as Dr. Rodriguez (Spain dub) 
Lucita García Luengo as Greedy Old Woman (Spain dub; ep 13) 
Manuel de Juan as Federico (Spain dub) 
Manuel Torremocha as
Fosco (Spain dub; eps 37-38) 
Luciano (Spain dub; ep 2) 
Mari Angeles Herranz as Monja (Spain dub) 
Marian Muiño as Fiorina (Galician dub) 
Miguel Lopez Varela as Don Carlos (Galician dub) 
Montserrat Davila as Giulietta (Galician dub) 
Pablo Jiménez as Moreni (Spain dub) 
Rafael Arcos as Giacomo (Spain dub; eps 16-17) 
Rafael Calvo Revilla as Grandfather Giacomo (Spain dub) 
Rafael Taibo as
Emigrant Ship Captain (Spain dub) 
Mr. Carlo (Spain dub) 
Rocio Garcel as Marco 
Tacho Gonzalez as Peppino (Galician dub) 
Tina Barriuso as Cristina Mequínez (Spain dub) 
Víctor Valverde as
Angel (Spain dub; ep 50) 
Forgole Sailor (Spain dub) 

Rafael Calvo Revilla (Spain dub) 
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Antena 3 (Spain) 
Boomerang Espana (Spain) 
Cadena 3 (Colombia) 
Cadena Uno (Colombia) 
Canal 13 UC TV (Chile) 
Canal RCN (Colombia) 
Castilla La-Mancha TV (Spain) 
Cempae (Mexico) 
Punt 2 (C. Valenciana) 
Radio Caracas Televisión (Venezuela) 
Señal Colombia (Colombia) 
Telecinco (Spain) 
TV Azteca 
TVE (Spain) 
UCV Television (Chile) 
Distributor:
Comarex S.A. de C.V. Mexico 
Planeta Junior (Spain) 
Dubbing Studio: Sago Films-Exa (Madrid, Spain) 
DVD Distribution:
Planeta Junior (Spain) 
Quality Films (Chile) 
Internet Streaming:
ATRESplayer (Spain) 
Código Animé (dubbed; eps 1-10) 
Filmin (Spain) 
YouTube (Spain) 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Executive producer: Aldo Grimaldi 
Fabrizio Latini Vidale as Marco 

Cinzia De Carolis as Concetta 
Dario Ghirardi as Pietro 
Diego Michelotti as Fosco 
Ermanno Ribaudo as Narratore 
Gastone Pescucci as Mario 
Georgia Lepore as Juana 
Laura Boccanera as Suor Maria 
Maurizio Reti as Miguel 
Oreste Baldini as Tonio 
Paolo Turco as
José 
Pepe 
Riccardo Rossi as Pablo 
Silvia Pepitoni as Anna 
Susanna Fassetta as Violetta 
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Boing 
Hiro (from May 2011) 
Italia 1 (from 1 February 2011) 
RaiDue 
RaiUno (from February 1982) 
San Marino RTV (from 2009) 
German staff
German cast
(none)
Bruno Pantel as Pepe 
Dietrich Thomas as Girotti 
Eberhard Mondry as Pietro Rossi 
Gernot Duda as Bruno 
Heidi Fischer as Anna Rossi 
Herbert Weicker as Sandoro Gobbi 
Jan Odle as Emilio 
Kurt Marquardt as Paolo 
Manfred Seipold as Erzähler 
Manou Lubowski as Marco 
Maria Landrock as Katarina 
Marina Köhler as Conchetta 
Monika Madrat as Gina Cristini 
Paul Friedrichs as Dr. Rispoli 
Peter Capell as Carlos 
Peter Ehret as Antonio 'Tonio' Rossi 
Scarlet Cavadenti as Violetta 
Til Kiwe as Dr. Ronbaldini 
German companies
Broadcaster:
Bayerisches Fernsehen (from 9 January 1980) 
Junior (from 11 March 1999) 
Kabel.1 
ORF 1 (from 29 January 1981) 
Pro.7 (from 5 March 1990) 
Sat.1 (from 9 July 1985) 
Publisher: Epix Media 
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Translation: Abd Al-Latif Addam 

Montage & Mixage: Shadi Gabr 
Preparation:
Muhammad Maamoon Attieh 
Omar Al-Kaadi 
Recording: Mowaffak Habiba 
Arabic companies
Broadcaster:
Qatar TV (January 1997) 
Saudi TV (1998) 
Producer And Distributor: Shamra Studio (Syria) 
Tagalog staff
Tagalog companies
(none)
Broadcaster:
GMA Network 
QTV Channel 11 
Yey! 
Tagalog cast
Steven Bontogon as Marco Rossi 
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Dubbing Director:
António Feio (Portugal 2nd dub) 
Potiguara Lopes (Brazil) 

Adaptation: Ana Madureira (Portugal 2nd dub) 
Leda Figueiró as Marco (Brazil-2nd voice) 
Siomara Nagy as Marco (Brazil-1st voice) 

Carlos Seidl as Tonio (Brazil) 
Gessy Fonseca as Ana (Brazil) 
Márcia Real as Concetta (Brazil) 
Maria Cristina Camargo as
Fiorina (Brazil) 
Violeta (Brazil) 
Osmiro Campos as Pietro (Brazil) 

Ana Madureira as Marco (Portugal 2nd dub) 
António Feio as
Paulo (Portugal 2nd dub) 
Peppino (Portugal 2nd dub) 
António Montez as Peppino (Portugal 1st dub) 
Carmen Santos as Filomena (Portugal 1st dub) 
Cláudia Cadima as Conchita (Portugal 2nd dub) 
Eleu Salvador as Peppino (Brazil) 
Ermelinda Duarte as Ana (Portugal 1st dub) 
Fernanda Figueiredo as Marco (Portugal 1st dub) 
João Lourenço as Pedro (Portugal 1st dub) 
João Perry as António (Portugal 1st dub) 
José Gomes as Pedro (Portugal 2nd dub) 
Teresa Madruga as
Ana (Portugal 2nd dub) 
Violeta (Portugal 2nd dub) 

Pedro Pinheiro (Portugal 2nd dub) 
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster:
Rede Record (Brazil) 
RTP (Portugal) 
SBT (Brazil) 
Distributor: Prisvideo (Portugal) 
Dubbing: Nacional Filmes (Portugal 1st & 2nd dub) 
Dubbing Studio: Com-Arte (Brazil) 
DVD Distribution: Pris Audiovisuais (Portugal) 
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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