Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness

Somewhere in the anime hinterlands Shin-chan’s baby sister swallows a shiny bead that shouldn’t exist. The Nohara family soon finds itself wedged between clans of men in black pajamas chasing magical marbles across suburban backlots. What starts as a snack mishap becomes an all-ages shadow puppet show circa 1997.

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Keiichi Hara directed Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness in 1997. See Keiichi Hara's full filmography, where to start with Keiichi Hara, or where to go after you've seen everything by Keiichi Hara.

Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness was released in 1997 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.