Tracing the Gray Summer
2001 · 85 min · ★ 8.0 · Animation, Family, Drama
Animated film about the Seveso disaster, which took place north of Milan, Italy in 1976.
Directed by Satoshi Dezaki · Written by Kei Hasumi
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- C Chihiro Kusaka Angelo (voice)
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Yuri Shiratori Maria (voice) - N Nobuko Sakuma Julia (voice)
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Kazuhiko Inoue Shiro Ando (voice) -
Ai Orikasa Enrico (voice) -
Takako Honda Lucio (voice) -
Takehiro Murozono Antonio (voice) -
Yuko Mizutani Anna (voice) -
Tessyo Genda Mayor Kahlo (voice) -
Naomi Kusumi Gino (voice) -
Kaho Kouda Milena (voice) -
Sanae Kobayashi Marco (voice)
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