Chie the Brat

Here's a film about a kid who's way more competent than her parents. Chie runs her ne'er-do-well father's tavern in Osaka while also visiting her long-departed mother. Her secret plan is to get her parents back together, ideally once her dad finds actual work. It's a kid's cartoon about the gig economy.

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Isao Takahata directed Chie the Brat in 1981. See Isao Takahata's full filmography, where to start with Isao Takahata, or where to go after you've seen everything by Isao Takahata.

Chie the Brat was released in 1981 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.