A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 1, 1992
Original Title:
トトイ
Alternate Titles:
The Secret of the Seal
托托伊
Genres:
Adventure | Animation | Family
Production Companies:
Fizz Sound Creation
Nippon Animation
Onkyo Eizo System Co., Ltd.
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
Based on the novel Tottòi by Gianni Padoan. Sardinia is abundant in beautiful beaches and mysterious caves which are known as the habitat of a peculiar kind of seal on the verge of extinction. After moving to this island, Tottoi, fascinated by nature, visits different beaches and caves everyday. When he finds a seal cub and its mother in an isolated cave, he is surprised by the humorous movements and innocence of the cub and the dignity of its mother. Tottoi soon becomes attached to the seals, but his secret is revealed to heartless adults. In the name of preservation, a plan is developed to capture them for an aquarium. Now the dignity and pride of the wild seal are in danger. No matter how painful for Tottoi to be separated from his small friends, he must fight for the welfare of the wild mammals and let them go free into the sea.
Animation:
Fujiko Aoyagi
Shinichi Toda
Masao Nakata
Kenichi Imaizumi
Shûichi Ishii
Shinichiro Nishijima
Kenji Yokoyama
Kôichirô Saotome
Animation Supervisor:
Noboru Ishiguro
Art Direction:
Takashi Moro
Character Designer:
Haruhiko Mikimoto
Director:
Norifumi Kiyozumi
Director of Photography:
Toshiaki Morita
Editor:
Osamu Suda
Yuko Watase
Music:
Koichi Sakata
Original Story:
Gianni Padoan
Producer:
Kazushi Nishio
Junzō Nakajima
Screenplay:
Ryuzo Nakanishi
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