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Sarutobi ecchan

IMDb ID: tt0289018 · Year: 1971 · Rating: 6.7 (55 votes)

Genres: Animation · Family · Comedy

A girl transfers to Mitsuba Elementary School. At first glance, she is a normal student. However, she is a great athlete, and can talk to animals. According to her, she is the 33rd descendant of the great ninja, Sarutobi Sasuke.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: Ecchan the Ninja (English)
Italy: Hela Supergirl
Poland: Hella superdziewczyna
World-wide: Ninja Girl Ecchan (English)
Japan: さるとびエッちゃん (Japanese)
Ecchan the Ninja
Release Date1971-10-04IMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsanime animation
magical girl
Production CompaniesToei Animation
Toei Doga
Official SitesToei Animation (Japan) - http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/tv/ecchan/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289018/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0289018.jpgUpdated At2025-09-02T05:14:16

Stars

Michiko Nomura
Ichirô Nagai
Sachiko Chijimatsu
Mitsuko Asô
Keiko Nakamura
Yonehiko Kitagawa
Ryôichi Tanaka

Directors

Minoru Okazaki
Yūgo Serikawa
Hiroshi Ikeda
Toshio Katsuta
Katsutoshi Sasaki
Yoshihiro Kaneko
Tsunekiyo Ōtani
Masayuki Akehi
Takashi Hisaoka
Yoshio Takami
Hiromi Yamamoto

Writers

Shôtarô Ishinomori
Masaki Tsuji
Tadaaki Yamazaki
Shun'ichi Yukimuro
Noboru Shiroyama
Kuniaki Oshikawa

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Michiko Nomura | Character: Etsuko 'Ecchan' Sarutobi
Actor: Ichirô Nagai | Character: Buku
Actor: Sachiko Chijimatsu | Character: Miko
Actor: Mitsuko Asô | Character: Kurihei
Actor: Keiko Nakamura | Character: Actress
Actor: Yonehiko Kitagawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryôichi Tanaka | Character: Ooyama

[Directors Group]
Name: Minoru Okazaki | Role: Director
Name: Yūgo Serikawa | Role: Director
Name: Hiroshi Ikeda | Role: Director
Name: Toshio Katsuta | Role: Director
Name: Katsutoshi Sasaki | Role: Director
Name: Yoshihiro Kaneko | Role: Director
Name: Tsunekiyo Ōtani | Role: Director
Name: Masayuki Akehi | Role: Director
Name: Takashi Hisaoka | Role: Director
Name: Yoshio Takami | Role: Director
Name: Hiromi Yamamoto | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Shôtarô Ishinomori | Role: Writer
Name: Masaki Tsuji | Role: Writer
Name: Tadaaki Yamazaki | Role: Writer
Name: Shun'ichi Yukimuro | Role: Writer
Name: Noboru Shiroyama | Role: Writer
Name: Kuniaki Oshikawa | Role: Writer

[Music Group]
Name: Seiichirô Uno | Role: Composer

[Editing Group]
Name: Hitoshi Komura | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Isamu Tsuchida | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Katsutoshi Sasaki | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Fumiko Inoue | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hiromi Kanbara | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kiyoshi Ôhira | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Hiroshi Takeda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Yumiko Ikeda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Iko Kaneda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yumi Kosaka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiko Muramatsu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Haruo Tamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Eiji Uemura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshihiro Yamaguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Fusahiro Nagaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Teruo Kogure | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shin'ya Takahashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Teruo Hosoda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takao Kōzai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiuki Ito | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shigeo Ayabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Noboru Dango | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hideo Furusawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ken'Ichi Harada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Michihiro Kaneyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sadao Kikuchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshiaki Kobayashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yôichi Kotabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hayao Miyazaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroshi Morita | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tatsuhiro Nagaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Katsuya Oda | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiaki Okada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Reiko Okuyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Seiko Shinohara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshikazu Yamaguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masamune Ochiai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshinori Kanada | Role: Animation Department

[Music Department]
Name: Haruo Kagawa | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Tetsuo Sato | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Yoshifumi Hatano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shinichi Miyazaki | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289018/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: October 4, 1971

Awards

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Box Office

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