The Story of Heidi

Synopsis

Heidi is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' deaths four years earlier, takes the orphaned Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The American feature-length adaptation of Heidi (1974), the Japanese anime series produced by Zuiyo Eizo.

Director

Isao Takahata

Written by

Hisao Ohkawa

Music

Takeo Watanabe

Released

17 March 1979

Genres

Animation, Family, Adventure