Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy
Poster
Japanese name
Kanji	映画ちびまる子ちゃん イタリアから来た少年
Literal meaning	Chibi Maruko-chan: The movie – A boy from Italy
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Eiga Chibi Maruko-chan: Itaria kara Kita Shōnen
Directed by	Jun Takagi [ja]
Based on	Chibi Maruko-chan by Momoko Sakura
Production company	Nippon Animation
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	December 23, 2015 (2015-12-23) (Japan)
Running time	94 minutes[1](or 95 minutes[2])
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	US$5.4 million (Japan)[3] CN¥25.9 million (China)[4]

Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy From Italy (映画ちびまる子ちゃん イタリアから来た少年, Eiga Chibi Maruko-chan: Itaria kara Kita Shōnen) is a 2015 Japanese animated family comedy film directed by Jun Takagi [ja], produced by Nippon Animation and based on the manga series Chibi Maruko-chan written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura.^[1] It was released in Japan by Toho on December 23, 2015.^[5]

Cast

• Tarako as Momoko "Maruko" Sakura^[1]
• Yusaku Yara as Hiroshi Sakura^[1]
• Teiyū Ichiryūsai as Sumire Sakura^[1]
• Yūko Mizutani as Sakiko Sakura^[1]
• Bin Shimada as Tomozō Sakura^[1]
• Yūko Sasaki as Kotake Sakura^[1]
• Nobuo Tobita as Sueo Maruo^[1]
• Masami Kikuchi as Kazuhiko Hanawa^[1]
• Naoko Watanabe as Tamae "Tama" Honami^[1]
• Tomoko Naka as Shigeru Fujiki^[1]
• Taishi Nakagawa as Andrea^[1]
• Hitori Gekidan as Singh^[1]
• Papaya Suzuki as Nepu^[1]
• Naomi Watanabe as Julia^[1]
• Rola as Sin-yee^[1]

Reception

The film was sixth-placed at the Japanese box office on its opening weekend, in both admissions and gross, with US$447,069.^[6][7] On its second weekend it remained in sixth place by admissions,^[8] on the third weekend it dropped to tenth place by admissions^[9] and on the fourth weekend it was twelfth-placed by gross, with US$280,022.^[10] As of January 17, 2016, the film has grossed US$5.38 million in Japan.^[3]

The film was released in China on September 23, 2016, where it grossed CN¥25.9 million so far.^[4]