Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy | |||||
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Kanji | 映画ちびまる子ちゃん イタリアから来た少年 | ||||
Literal meaning | Chibi Maruko-chan: The movie – A boy from Italy | ||||
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Directed by | Jun Takagi | ||||
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Chibi Maruko-chan by Momoko Sakura | ||||
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Distributed by | Toho | ||||
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Running time | 94 minutes [1](or 95 minutes [2]) | ||||
Country | Japan | ||||
Language | Japanese | ||||
Box office | US$5.4 million (Japan)
[3] CN¥25.9 million (China) [4] |
Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy From Italy (映画ちびまる子ちゃん イタリアから来た少年, Eiga Chibi Maruko-chan: Itaria kara Kita Shōnen) is a 2015 Japanese animated family comedy film directed by Jun Takagi , produced by Nippon Animation and based on the manga series Chibi Maruko-chan written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. [1] It was released in Japan by Toho on December 23, 2015. [5]
The film was sixth-placed at the Japanese box office on its opening weekend, in both admissions and gross, with US$447,069. [6] [7] On its second weekend it remained in sixth place by admissions, [8] on the third weekend it dropped to tenth place by admissions [9] and on the fourth weekend it was twelfth-placed by gross, with US$280,022. [10] As of January 17, 2016, the film has grossed US$5.38 million in Japan. [3]
The film was released in China on September 23, 2016, where it grossed CN¥25.9 million so far. [4]