Tistou the Green Thumb
チスト みどりのおやゆび
Synopsis
When eight-year-old Tistou is sent home from school after being unable to stop falling asleep at lessons, his father decides that he will continue his education by learning from observation of real life, and where better to start than in the garden! With the gardener Mr. Moustache, Tistou discovers he has a remarkable gift—the green thumbs: everything he touches grows into beautiful plants. His next lesson is with the stern Mr. Turnbull, manager of his father's armament factory who takes Tistou to visit the town to learn about "order." Over the course of the next few days Tistou learns many new things as he visits the town prison, the slums, and the hospital, and everywhere he tries to change the world into a better place with his new extraordinary power. Finally, he learns about war, and upon visiting his father's factory, he finds out that they supply the two countries at war with their weapons...
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Mami Yamase
Tistou (voice)
Hideji Ōtaki
Moustache (voice)
Kei Yamamoto
Mr. Father (voice)
Mayumi Wakamura
Mrs. Mother (voice)
Masafumi Satô
Trounadisse (voice)
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Dr. Mauxdivers (voice)
Junichi Hayakawa
Carolus (voice)
Maki Takayama
Amélie (voice)
Tomohide Tanokura
Girl (voice)
Masaki Terasoma
Sensei (voice)
Sen Yano
Member of Parliament A (voice)
Takeru Iruka
Member of Parliament B (voice)
Shōshin Kobayashi
Radio Announcer (voice)
Izou Oikawa
Special Correspondent (voice)
Hiroshi Kamiyama
Gardener (voice)
Fumiho Kero
Laundry Lady (voice)
Yukiko Midou
Lady in Town (voice)
Michiyasu Yusawa
Gymnastique (voice)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yuji Tanno
- Screenplay & Story
- Ryuu Tachihara
- Original Score
- Jean Michel Elbe
- Original Title
- チスト みどりのおやゆび
- Country of Origin
- France, Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Production Studios
- Shigoto Film Production, Association for the Promotion of the Japanese Cinema, Production I.G, Dax International
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yuji Tanno
Ryuu Tachihara, Maurice Druon
Jean Michel Elbe
Toshiaki Morita
Michio Okada
Seiji Matsuki, Hirofumi Koike
Department Leadership Roster
Maurice Druon
Writer
Ryuu Tachihara
Screenplay
Seiji Matsuki
Producer
Hirofumi Koike
Producer
Michio Okada
Editor
Yuji Tanno
Director
Jean Michel Elbe
Original Music Composer
Toshiaki Morita
Director of Photography
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What is Tistou the Green Thumb about?
When eight-year-old Tistou is sent home from school after being unable to stop falling asleep at lessons, his father decides that he will continue his education by learning from observation of real life, and where better to start than in the garden! With the gardener Mr. Moustache, Tistou discovers he has a remarkable gift—the green thumbs: everything he touches grows into beautiful plants. His next lesson is with the stern Mr. Turnbull, manager of his father's armament factory who takes Tistou to visit the town to learn about "order." Over the course of the next few days Tistou learns many new things as he visits the town prison, the slums, and the hospital, and everywhere he tries to change the world into a better place with his new extraordinary power. Finally, he learns about war, and upon visiting his father's factory, he finds out that they supply the two countries at war with their weapons...
Who directed Tistou the Green Thumb?
Tistou the Green Thumb was directed by Yuji Tanno.
Who stars in Tistou the Green Thumb?
The principal cast of Tistou the Green Thumb includes Mami Yamase, Hideji Ōtaki, Kei Yamamoto, Mayumi Wakamura, Masafumi Satô.
When was Tistou the Green Thumb released and how long is it?
Tistou the Green Thumb was released in 1990 with a total runtime of 1h 14m.
Who composed the musical score for Tistou the Green Thumb?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Tistou the Green Thumb was composed by Jean Michel Elbe.