Weird Volunteers (1993)
A film produced and paid for by Kitakyushu City's Board of Education and Council for the Promotion of Outcast Issue Awareness. The story follows two second-year junior high girls who discover an old lady collapsed outside her home in rural Japan. After assisting her back inside, the two hear the old lady's harrowing life story and discover that she is illiterate. Shocked by this, the girls vow to volunteer their time to teach the old woman to read and write each day.
Director: Kimio Yabuki
Genre: Animation
Runtime: 46 min
Release Date: January 1, 1993
Cast
- Hisako Kyoda - Yone Baachan (voice)
- Hikaru Midorikawa - Makio Kato (voice)
- Hirohiko Kakegawa - Katsuta Sensei (voice)
- Megumi Urawa - Miyuki Kawaguchi (voice)
- Shinichiro Ohta - Ichiro Yamada (voice)
- Yōko Teppōzuka - Fumie Nakamura (voice)
- Akiko Sekine - Yone's Mother (voice)
- Atsushi Kisaichi - Follower B (voice)
- Daisuke Sakaguchi - Follower A (voice)
- Ichiro Nagai - Yoichi Yamamoto (voice)
Screenplay
- Kimio Yabuki
- Kunio Sato (Original Story)
Music: Hiroya Watanabe
Cinematography: Yoshiyuki Tamagawa
Production: Toei Animation
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
More Films by Director: Kimio Yabuki
More Films in Genre: Animation
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Weird Volunteers about?
- A film produced and paid for by Kitakyushu City's Board of Education and Council for the Promotion of Outcast Issue Awareness. The story follows two second-year junior high girls who discover an old lady collapsed outside her home in rural Japan. After assisting her back inside, the two hear the old lady's harrowing life story and discover that she is illiterate. Shocked by this, the girls vow to volunteer their time to teach the old woman to read and write each day.
- Who directed Weird Volunteers?
- Weird Volunteers was directed by Kimio Yabuki.
- Who stars in Weird Volunteers?
- Weird Volunteers stars Hisako Kyoda, Hikaru Midorikawa, Hirohiko Kakegawa, Megumi Urawa, Shinichiro Ohta, Yōko Teppōzuka.
- How long is Weird Volunteers?
- Weird Volunteers has a runtime of 46m (46 minutes).
- What genre is Weird Volunteers?
- Weird Volunteers is a Animation film.
- Where was Weird Volunteers produced?
- Weird Volunteers was produced in Japan.