Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi Haruki, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan," who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds really depressing, but it's actually a very funny comedy.
The story is set in Osaka, which has a totally different culture from Tokyo.
Centers around the activities of a certain occupation.
Food60%
Centers around cooking or food appraisal.
Tsundere60%
Prominently features a character who acts cold and hostile in order to mask warmer emotions.
Restaurant
Statistics
Watch Status
CURRENT
1.9%
PLANNING
47.7%
COMPLETED
48.3%
DROPPED
1.2%
PAUSED
0.9%
60%
Features a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Also encompasses cafes and bistros.
School50%
Partly or completely set in a primary or secondary educational institution.
Yakuza40%
Centered around Japanese organised crime syndicates.
Slapstick40%
Prominently features comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions or embarrassing events.
Animals40%
Prominently features animal characters in a leading role.
Gambling40%
Centers around the act of gambling.
Seinen20%
Target demographic is adult males.
Mixed Media20%
Features a combination of different media and animation techniques. Often seen with puppetry, textiles, live action footage, stop motion, and more. This does not include works with normal usage of CGI in their production.