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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
Poster of Marco ~3000 Leagues in Search of Mother~
母をたずねて三千里
(3000 Leagues in Search of Mother)
Genre Adventure, Drama, Historical
TV anime
Directed by Isao Takahata
Studio Nippon Animation
Network Fuji TV
Flag of Spain Televisión Española, Antena 3, Tele5
Original run 4 January 1976 – 26 December 1976
No. of episodes 52
Movie: Marco ~3000 Leagues in Search of Mother~
Directed by Kozo Kuzuha
Studio Nippon Animation
Released 2 April 1999
Runtime

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (母をたずねて三千里 Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri?) is an anime series directed by Isao Takahata and aired in 1976. It is (very) loosely based on a small part of the novel Heart (Cuore) by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e. the monthly tale (racconto mensile) From the Apennines to the Andes (Dagli Appennini alle Ande), widely expanded into a 52-episode epic. Image File history File linksMetadata Marcomother. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Television (disambiguation). ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Isao Takahata (高畑 勲 Takahata Isao) (born October 29, 1935) is one of the most famous directors of anime, or Japanese animated films. ... Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション) is a Japanese animation studio. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Fuji Television Network, Incorporated ) TYO: 4676 is a Japanese television network based in Odaiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Current Televisión Española logo. ... For a Romanian TV station with the same name, see Antena 3 (Romania). ... Telecinco is a Spanish television station, the leading Spanish private TV companies, created by Silvio Berlusconi. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The main cast of the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) (L to R: Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Ed Tivrusky, Faye Valentine, and Ein the dog) For the oleo-resin, see Animé (oleo-resin). ... Isao Takahata (高畑 勲 Takahata Isao) (born October 29, 1935) is one of the most famous directors of anime, or Japanese animated films. ... Heart: (Original name: Cuore) Childrens novel written by Italian author Edmondo de Amicis. ... Edmondo De Amicis (Oneglia (Imperia), October 21, 1846 - Bordighera, 1908), is a notable Italian childrens writer. ...


The series was broadcast on the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple that showcased each year an animated version of a different classical book or story, and was originally titled "From the Apennines to the Andes". Nippon Animation, producers of the World Masterpiece Theater, would adapt Cuore into a second TV anime series in 1981, although this second series was not part of the WMT. // Nippon Animation logo. ... Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション) is a Japanese animation studio. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


A summarization movie was released in the 1980s using edited footage from the TV run. Nippon Animation also re-animated 3000 Leagues as a feature-length film in 1999, with a theme song performed by Scottish pop superstar Sheena Easton ("Catch a Dream"). 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... Sheena Easton on the cover of her 2000 CD, Fabulous. ...


The series was dubbed into several languages and became an instant success in some countries, such as Portugal, Brazil, Spain and Israel. In Hebrew, the series is called HaLev, meaning The Heart (the name of the novel which the series is based on). In some European and in Latin American countries the series is simply known as Marco.

Contents

Plot

During a depression in the year 1881 in Genoa, Italy, Marco's mother goes to Argentina to work as domestic. However, his mother's letters stop coming after an indication that she is sick. 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother details Marco's journey to find his mother. Genoa (Genova in Italian - Zena in Genoese) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... It has been suggested that servant (domestic) be merged into this article or section. ...


Characters

Primary characters

  • Marco Rossi - a little boy, he is the main character of the series.
  • Anna Rossi - Marco's mother.
  • Antonio (Tonio) Rossi - Marco's older brother.
  • Pietro Rossi - Marco's father.
  • Amedeo - Tonio's pet monkey, that comes on the journey with Marco.
  • Peppino - a man who performs outdoor puppet shows for a living, with his three daughters, Concetta, Fiorina and Giulietta.
  • Fiorina - Marco's friend in Italy and Peppino's second daughter, she also assists her father in his puppet theater business.
  • Giulietta - Fiorina's baby sister.

Secondary characters

  • Emilio - Marco's best friend in Italy.
  • Concetta - Peppino's elder daughter, who controls the puppets in his puppet show.
  • Gina Cristini - Marco's first employer, from the shipping company.
  • Mr. Guillioti - a bottler, he is Marco's second employer.
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Soundtrack

  • Music by Kōichi Sakata

Japanese version

  • Opening theme: Sōgen no Marco (by Kumiko Ōsugi)
  • Ending theme: Kaasan Ohayō (by Kumiko Ōsugi)

Hebrew version

  • Opening theme: HaLev (by Ilanit)

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External links

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The Works of Hayao Miyazaki
Films Director, Screenplay, and Storyboard: The Castle of Cagliostro • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • Kiki's Delivery Service • Porco Rosso • Princess Mononoke • Spirited Away • Howl's Moving Castle
Screenplay and Storyboard: Panda! Go, Panda! • Whisper of the Heart
Chief Animator and Concept Artist: Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon • Horus: Prince of the Sun • Puss in Boots • Flying Ghost Ship • Animal Treasure Island • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
TV Series Director, Screenplay, and Storyboard: Lupin III • Conan, The Boy in Future • Sherlock Hound
Scene Design and Layout: Heidi, Girl of the Alps • 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother • Anne of Green Gables
OVA Director, Screenplay, and Storyboard: Lupin III's Greatest Capers
Manga Story and Art: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • The Age of the Flying Boat
Misc. Director, Screenplay, and Storyboards: On Your Mark • Mei and the Kittenbus • Mizugumo Monmon
Future Projects: I Lost My Little Boy
World Masterpiece Theater
Calpis Comic Theater: Dororo and Hyakkimaru - Moomin - Andersen Stories - New Moomin - Rocky Chuck the Mountain Rat - Heidi, Girl of the Alps
Calpis Children's Theater: A Dog of Flanders - 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother - Rascal the Raccoon
Calpis Family Theater: The Story of Perrine
World Masterpiece Theater: Red-haired Anne - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Robinson Family Lost at Sea: Flone on a Mysterious Island - Lucy of the Southern Rainbow - Alps Story: My Annette - Katri, Girl of the Meadows- Princess Sarah
House Foods World Masterpiece Theater: Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love - Love Story of the Young Grass - Little Prince Cedie - Adventures of Peter Pan - My Daddy Long-Legs - Trapp Family Story - Bush Baby: Little Angel of the Great Plains - Tale of Young Grass: Nan and Miss Jo
World Masterpiece Theater: Tico of the Seven Seas - Romeo's Blue Skies- Famous Dog Lassie - Remi, Nobody's Girl
2007 World Masterpiece Theater Les Misérables: Little Girl Cosette
Other related articles: Hayao Miyazaki - Nippon Animation - Isao Takahata

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DanielThomas.org - An arts-and-entertainment webzine (2268 words)
I finally reached the end of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, and I'm left with that same empty, dull ache I had when I finished Anne of Green Gables.
3000 Leagues in Search of Mother deserves to be seen in North America (alongside Heidi and Anne, of course).
3000 Leagues, aka Marco, was the 1976 season of World Masterpiece Theatre, the groundbreaking television series that was the jewel of Japanese animation.
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Unbeknown to him his family is heavily in debt and his mother is going to Argentina to find work.
Even Marco’s pet monkey, a ploy often used to humorous effect in lesser series is used to underpin the great sadness and loss that fills 3000 Leagues, the small tricks and normally amusing ploys used by his pit become hollow and empty gestures.
3000 Leagues is an excellent series that is easy to watch and is rewarding from the very start.
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