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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother S1E19 — The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross

6.4

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother•Season 1•Episode 19

The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross

6.4/10 · 19 votesMay 9, 197625 min

Ranked #39 of 52 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

The ship Marco boards in Rio is full of sick people and the meals are dismal. Marco meets a lost little boy named Nino aboard the crowded ship.

Directed byIsao Takahata

Previous episodeE18 · The Immigrant Ship to Rio Next episodeE20 · The Stormy Night

Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes52

Mama, Don't Go still

Mama, Don't Go

Marco, a Boy from Genoa still

Marco, a Boy from Genoa

Sunday at the Harbor still

Sunday at the Harbor

I Hate You, Papa still

I Hate You, Papa

My Good Friend, Emilio still

My Good Friend, Emilio

Marco's Payday still

Marco's Payday

Watching the Ocean from the Roof still

Watching the Ocean from the Roof

The Peppino Puppet Troupe still

The Peppino Puppet Troupe

I'm Sorry, Papa still

I'm Sorry, Papa

Mama Is in Buenos Aires still

Mama Is in Buenos Aires

A Letter from Mama still

A Letter from Mama

The Airship still

The Airship

Goodbye, Fiorina still

Goodbye, Fiorina

Marco's Decision still

Marco's Decision

The Forgole still

The Forgole

The Young Cook still

The Young Cook

Neptune's Revel still

Neptune's Revel

The Immigrant Ship to Rio still

The Immigrant Ship to Rio

The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross still

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The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross

The Stormy Night still

The Stormy Night

Rio de La Plata still

Rio de La Plata

The Town Where Mother Is still

The Town Where Mother Is

Another Mother still

Another Mother

Fiorina Is Waiting still

Fiorina Is Waiting

The Peppino Troupe Makes a Big Hit still

The Peppino Troupe Makes a Big Hit

To the Pampas still

To the Pampas

Fiorina's Tears still

Fiorina's Tears

The Barbossa Ranch still

The Barbossa Ranch

Snow Falls still

Snow Falls

Old Gaucho Carlos still

Old Gaucho Carlos

A Long Night still

A Long Night

Saying Goodbye still

Saying Goodbye

Mama Is Not Here still

Mama Is Not Here

I Want to Go Back to Genoa still

I Want to Go Back to Genoa

Mama's Handwriting still

Mama's Handwriting

Farewell, Bahia Blanca still

Farewell, Bahia Blanca

Endless Journey still

Endless Journey

Mama's Hardship still

Mama's Hardship

Rosy Dawn in Rosario still

Rosy Dawn in Rosario

The Star of Italy still

The Star of Italy

If I Could Go Home with Mother... still

If I Could Go Home with Mother...

A New Friend, Pablo still

A New Friend, Pablo

Somewhere in This Town still

Somewhere in This Town

Helping Fuana still

Helping Fuana

Going North still

Going North

The Trip on the Oxcart still

The Trip on the Oxcart

Mama Lives at the Foot of the Mountain still

Mama Lives at the Foot of the Mountain

Don't Die, My Burro still

Don't Die, My Burro

Mama Is Calling Me still

Mama Is Calling Me

Run, Marco, Run! still

Run, Marco, Run!

Mama's Smile still

Mama's Smile

Back to Genoa with Mama still

Back to Genoa with Mama

Cast18

Yoshiko Matsuo

Yoshiko Matsuo

Marco Rossi (voice)

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Tonio Rossi (voice)

Y

Yukiko Nikaido

Anna Rossi (voice)

Kiyoshi Kawakubo

Kiyoshi Kawakubo

Pietro Rossi (voice)

Akiko Tsuboi

Akiko Tsuboi

Narrator (voice)

Noriko Ohara

Noriko Ohara

Concetta (voice)

Mie Azuma

Mie Azuma

Pablo García (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Peppino (voice)

Mieko Nobusawa

Mieko Nobusawa

Fiorina (voice)

Akio Nojima

Akio Nojima

Rocky (voice)

Fumio Matsuoka

Fumio Matsuoka

Frediand (voice)

Eken Mine

Eken Mine

Federico Menotti (voice)

Crew1

Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Shining Stars of the Southern Cross" is episode 19 of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother season 1. It scored 6.4/10 from 19 votes, ranking #39 of 52 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Isao Takahata, it aired on May 9, 1976.

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