Weird Volunteers(1993)
へんてこな ボランティア
Weird Volunteers Synopsis
A film produced and paid for by Kitakyushu City's Board of Education and Council for the Promotion of Outcast Issue Awareness. The story follows two second-year junior high girls who discover an old lady collapsed outside her home in rural Japan. After assisting her back inside, the two hear the old lady's harrowing life story and discover that she is illiterate. Shocked by this, the girls vow to volunteer their time to teach the old woman to read and write each day.
Weird Volunteers (1993) is a animation film directed by Kimio Yabuki, released on January 1, 1993 with a runtime of 46m. It stars Hisako Kyoda, Hikaru Midorikawa, Hirohiko Kakegawa and Megumi Urawa.
- Director:
- Kimio Yabuki
- Writers:
- Kimio Yabuki, Kunio Sato
- Producers:
- Shigeru Kimura
- Cinematographer:
- Yoshiyuki Tamagawa
- Composer:
- Hiroya Watanabe
- Production:
- Toei Animation
- Status:
- Released
Weird Volunteers Cast & Crew
Main cast
Hisako Kyoda
as Yone Baachan (voice)
Hikaru Midorikawa
as Makio Kato (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
as Katsuta Sensei (voice)
Megumi Urawa
as Miyuki Kawaguchi (voice)
Shinichiro Ohta
as Ichiro Yamada (voice)
- Yōko Teppōzuka
Yōko Teppōzuka
as Fumie Nakamura (voice)
- Akiko Sekine
Akiko Sekine
as Yone's Mother (voice)
Atsushi Kisaichi
as Follower B (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
as Follower A (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
as Yoichi Yamamoto (voice)
Masaharu Sato
as Yone's Father (voice)
Yuko Nagashima
as Yuka Inoue (voice)
Key crew
Directed by Kimio Yabuki, written by Kimio Yabuki and Kunio Sato, produced by Shigeru Kimura.
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Weird Volunteers – Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Weird Volunteers online?
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Who stars in Weird Volunteers?
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The main cast of Weird Volunteers (1993) includes Hisako Kyoda, Hikaru Midorikawa, Hirohiko Kakegawa, Megumi Urawa and Shinichiro Ohta. The film was directed by Kimio Yabuki. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
When was Weird Volunteers released?
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Weird Volunteers was released on January 1, 1993 and runs for 46m.