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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother S1E44 — Helping Fuana

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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother•Season 1•Episode 44

Helping Fuana

6.8/10 · 16 votesOct 31, 197625 min

Ranked #35 of 52 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

The house is not inhabited by the person Marco is looking for, but by an architect. The man, who appreciates the efforts of the little traveler, also offers him the money to travel to Tucuman.

Directed byIsao Takahata

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes52

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Marco, a Boy from Genoa

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Snow Falls still

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Helping Fuana

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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)

Crew2

K

Koyo Ito

Background Designer

Isao Takahata

Isao Takahata

Director

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Episode Summary

"Helping Fuana" is episode 44 of 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother season 1. It scored 6.8/10 from 16 votes, ranking #35 of 52 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Isao Takahata, it aired on October 31, 1976.

Next: E45 · Going North Best of Season 1