Hoka Hoka Kazoku
Hoka Hoka Kazoku (ほかほか家族, lit. Warm Warm Family[1]) is a Japanese anime television series which aired weekdays on the Fuji TV Network in Japan between October 1, 1976 and March 31, 1982 for a total of 1428 five-minute episodes.[2][3][4] It was sponsored by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations (now more commonly as JA Zen-Noh).
| Hoka Hoka Kazoku | |
| ほかほか家族 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational, slice of life story |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Teruji Takahashi, Yoshitaka Tsunoda |
| Produced by | Tatsuya Ono, Toshio Kobayashi |
| Written by | Noboru Shiroyama, Hisatoshi Hiraya |
| Music by | Kunio Miyauchi |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | October 1, 1976 – March 31, 1982 |
| Episodes | 1,428 |
Plot
The series doesn't have a real plot, but is rather an educational series using both live action and animation to provide information about life in modern Japan.[1] The series content has been compared to that of Bottle Fairy.[1] The series was sponsored by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations, as well as by the office of the Prime Minister of Japan.[1]
Characters
- Yone Yamano (山野 ヨネ, Yamano Yone)
- The grandmother. Voiced by: Akiko Takamura (later replaced by Shō Saitō)
- Yutaka Yamano (山野 豊, Yamano Yutaka)
- The father of the family. Voiced by: Masaaki Tsukada
- Sachiko Yamano (山野 幸子, Yamano Sachiko)
- The wife of Yutaka. Voiced by: Mitsuyo Tobe (later replaced by Gara Takashima)
- Makoto Yamano (山野まこと, Yamano Makoto)
- Son of Yutaka and Sachiko. Voiced by: Takako Kondō
- Midori Yamano (山野みどり, Yamano Midori)
- Daughter of Yutaka and Sachiko. Voiced by: Yūko Mita
References
- Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (November 1, 2006) [2001]. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (Revised & Expanded ed.). Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. p. 319.
- "エイケンWorks ほかほか家族" (in Japanese). Eiken. 2006. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- "TV アニメ ほかほか家族" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- ほかほか家族. Animage (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Tokuma Shoten. 6: 44. December 1978.
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