3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie (1980)

A young Italian boy named Marco is devastated when his mother must leave home to work in Argentina to pay off the family debt. She sends the family letters, but soon the messages stop coming, which worries Marco and sets him off on an epic quest to find her.

Released: Jul 19, 1980

Runtime: 107 minutes

Genre: Animation, Adventure

Stars: Yoshiko Matsuo, Yukiko Nikaido, Kiyoshi Kawakubo, Mieko Nobusawa

Crew: Isao Takahata (Director), Kazuo Fukazawa (Writer), Edmondo De Amicis (Novel), Hayao Miyazaki (Layout Supervisor), Isao Takahata (Screenplay), Yōichi Kotabe (Animation Director)